Associations between childhood risk factors and alcohol treatment outcomes in adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early onset alcohol use, mental health problems, familial alcohol use, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase the likelihood of persistent alcohol-use disorders later in life. This study aimed to determine the relative influence of such risk factors when predicting adolescent alcohol treatment outcomes, an area overlooked in prior research.

Methods

Retrospective cross-sectional analysis using the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System, incorporating data from all publicly funded community alcohol services in England. The study included adolescents (aged 11-17) whose alcohol treatment took place between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2023 (n = 2621). Logistic regression models tested for associations between predictors and key outcomes, including treatment

SUBMITTER: Komarnyckyj M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12803731 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature