The very French reticence at questioning alcohol use by adolescents on one hand, and a possible alcoholism of the adolescent on the other hand, compels one to a reflection on the reality of the concept of addictive economy, which should not be confused with that of dependence on a substance. In such conditions, not only is adolescent alcoholism not a fantasy condition, but it seems interesting for us to question these two expressions of alcohol consumption as an attempts at escaping the hold of a very fusional relation, which only gives rise to the conquest of a pseudo-empowerment.

Adolescence, T. 31 n°1, pp. 107-118.