@article{ref1,
title="Binge drinking in childhood and adolescence: epidemiology, consequences, and interventions",
journal="Deutsches Ärzteblatt International",
year="2009",
author="Stolle, M. and Sack, P-M and Thomasius, R.",
volume="106",
number="19",
pages="323-328",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Episodic excessive alcohol consumption (&quot;binge drinking&quot;) among children and adolescents has become a serious public health problem in Germany and is associated with a variety of risks. METHODS: Selective literature search of the Ovid Medline database from 1998 to 2008. RESULTS: Episodic excessive alcohol consumption is associated not only with somatic complications, but also with traffic accidents and other types of accident, violent behavior, and suicide. The more frequently a child or adolescent drinks to excess, and the younger he or she is, the greater is the risk of developing an alcohol-related disorder (alcohol misuse or dependence syndrome). In the USA, brief motivational interventions have been shown to have a small to medium-sized beneficial effect in reducing further binge drinking and its complications. CONCLUSIONS: The intervention HaLT (&quot;Stop,&quot; also an acronym for Hart am Limit-&quot;near the limit&quot;) is performed in a number of regions in Germany. Further types of brief motivating intervention should be developed and evaluated to prevent the development of alcohol-related disorders, where indicated, in children and adolescents that engage in binge drinking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1866-0452",
doi="10.3238/arztebl.2009.0323",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0323"
}