[Initial manifestations of alcoholism in adolescents (social-psychological and clinical aspects)].

The authors studied the traits of initial symptoms of early alcoholism in 100 boys-pupils of a special boarding-school. It was established that in the appearance of early alcoholism a certain role is being played by unhappy families. A significant importance in the formation of an inclination for alcohol is the character of the first pharmacological influence: euphoric reaction of the first intoxication increases the risk of becoming an alcoholic. The most expressed initial signs are the following: a stable pathological craving for alcohol, use of substitutes, transformation of intoxication.