Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness

The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young People in the High School Setting: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (SIPS JR-HIGH)

“…Our results concur with a number of more recent studies of ASBI in adolescent populations ( Deluca et al., 2020 ; Deluca et al., 2021 ), school settings ( Strom et al., 2014 ) and adult populations ( Kaner et al., 2013 ; Drummond et al., 2014 ) that indicate that ASBI is not any more effective than screening and simple advice alone.…”

Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of face‐to‐face and electronic brief interventions versus screening alone to reduce alcohol consumption among high‐risk adolescents presenting to emergency departments: three‐arm pragmatic randomized trial (SIPS Junior high risk trial)

“…These findings are similar to those of our linked trial targeting abstinent or low‐risk adolescent drinkers in the same ED settings which we have reported elsewhere [15]. However, the absence of benefit of conventional ASBI over screening alone contrasts with earlier published ED trials in this age group [11–13] and adults [9, 10].…”

“…Inclusion criteria were ED attenders between their 14th and 18th birthdays who: scored ≥ 3 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: consumption (AUDIT‐C) questionnaire [17, 18]; were alert and orientated; could speak English sufficiently well to complete the research assessment; resided within 20 miles of the ED; were able and willing to provide informed consent to screening, intervention and follow‐up; if under 16 years, were ‘Gillick competent’ [19] or whose parent or guardian provided informed consent; and had a smartphone or access to the internet at home. Those scoring < 3 on AUDIT‐C were eligible for the parallel low‐risk trial [15].…”

“…We compared screening alone (SA) with two forms of ASBI: face‐to‐face personalized feedback and brief advice (PFBA) and personalized feedback and electronic brief intervention (eBI). We complemented this with another randomized trial of the same interventions in abstinent or low‐risk drinkers recruited in the same setting, reported separately [15]. This research forms part of the Screening and Intervention Programme for Sensible drinking (SIPS) Junior research programme.…”

Moderate Wine Consumption and Health: A Narrative Review

“…The disease burden, social costs and harms associated with its use are extensive and common in young adults. Moreover, the development of subsequent alcohol-related harm has been linked to the early onset of alcohol consumption during adolescence [ 149 ]. Underage drinking is associated with a wide range of negative consequences for adolescents, including adverse effects on normal brain development and cognitive functioning, risky sexual behavior, physical and sexual assaults, injuries, blackouts, alcohol overdose and even death.…”