Frédérique Gardien : alcoholism in adolescents : prevention or risk-reduction policies ?

How can we speak of prevention in adolescent alcohol consumption, when it is not accepted that alcoholism in adolescents represents a risk during this period ? Alcohol dependency does exist in adolescents, however, and true prevention is conceivable only in connection with a wider questioning of alcohol consumption in France.

Adolescence, 2008, T. 26, n°4, pp. 1003-1009.