Drinking until Intoxication: A qualitative study among underage adolescents admitted to the emergency room

N. de Wit; G.E. Nagelhout; G. Meerkerk; J. Ooms; A.P. Le Net-van Bruggen; M. Gruppen; C. Lasham; M. van Loon; H. van de Mheen

doi:10.1080/07347324.2019.1693314

Drinking until Intoxication: A qualitative study among underage adolescents admitted to the emergency room

N. de Wit, G.E. Nagelhout^*, G. Meerkerk, J. Ooms, A.P. Le Net-van Bruggen, M. Gruppen, C. Lasham, M. van Loon, H. van de Mheen

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Abstract

This study explored factors that contribute to an alcohol intoxication resulting in Emergency Room (ER) admission among underage adolescents. We conducted qualitative interviews with 14 adolescents (14–18 years old) who experienced an alcohol intoxication requiring ER admission. Motivations for drinking were individual (e.g. curiosity) or social (e.g. having fun). While circumstances and motivations were comparable with other studies among (binge) drinking youth in general, most adolescents in this study did not drink with the intention to get drunk. They often unknowingly and unintentionally crossed their limits because they had not enough knowledge or experience to foresee the consequences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	364-378
Journal	Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2019.1693314
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

AGE
ALCOHOL-USE
Alcohol intoxication
BEHAVIORS
BINGE DRINKING
CHILDHOOD
CHILDREN
HARM REDUCTION
HEALTH
SALES
adolescents
binge drinking
qualitative
risk factors

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