[The early detection of young people with alcohol-related disorders in primary care]

To study the prevalence of alcohol-related disorders (ARDs), associated factors, the recording of alcohol consumption in the Clinical Notes and the performance of the Primary Care team (PCT) with young people attending for on-demand treatment.

Crossover descriptive study.

Four Primary Care consultations.

306 people between 14 and 29 attending for on-demand treatment, over two and a half months and with a medical record opened at the centre.

Face-to-face interview. The team constructed a questionnaire, which including: the CAGE test, social and demographic characteristics, tobacco consumption, the recording of alcohol consumption in the clinical notes and action.

Average age 20.9 +/- 4.4 years, mainly female (57.4%). Prevalence of ARDs was 11.8%. In 55.9% of the clinical notes alcohol consumption had not been recorded; 78.4% had received no anti-alcohol counselling.

The prevalence of ARDs among this population group of young people is similar to that described in other studies and is related to being male and smoking. PC professionals are not sufficiently aware of this problem.