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Adolescents addressed to an addiction liaison team after alcohol-intoxication related emergency room admittance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M. Alvarez ,
M. Suchet ,
M. Caflisch ,
D. Aladjem ,
R. Manghi ,
R. Khan  and
D. Zullino
M. Alvarez
Affiliation:
Division of Substance Abuse, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
M. Suchet
Affiliation:
Division of Substance Abuse, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
M. Caflisch
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
D. Aladjem
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
R. Manghi
Affiliation:
Division of Substance Abuse, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
R. Khan
Affiliation:
Division of Substance Abuse, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
D. Zullino
Affiliation:
Division of Substance Abuse, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Abstract

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Similarly to other European countries, binge drinking among adolescents has become a major health issue in Switzerland. In order to better assess and orientate adolescents admitted to Pediactric Emergency Unit for alcohol intoxication, the Department of Pediatry and de Division of Substance Abuse of the University Hospitals of Geneva have implemented since 2006 an addiction-liaison team.

Methods:

12 consecutively admitted patients (age 14-15, 6 girls) were assessed regarding to sociodemographic characteristics, familial context, alcohol consumption history and preferred drink.

Results:

For all 12 patients, the beverage leading to the intoxication (3 cases of coma) was vodka, in two cases mixed with nonalcoholic drinks. Four patients lived in an unstable familial context (divorce, separation), and one patient was adopted.

Conclusion:

While selling Vodka (and other spirits) to persons under 18 is illegal in Switzerland, it was the preferred beverage of adolescents admitted for alcohol intoxication to a Pediatric Emergency Unit, confirming data from other countries. One of the reasons vodka is the preferred alcohol in these patients may be that it has the less telltale odor of the common spirits.

Type
Poster Session 1: Alcoholism and Other Addictions
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S204
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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