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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: May 2020

Workgroups: Adolescent Health Workgroup, Substance Use Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found insufficient evidence to assess whether the benefits of behavioral counseling in primary care settings to prevent illegal drug use in children, adolescents, and young adults outweigh the harms. For the purposes of this recommendation, illegal drug use includes nonmedical use of prescription drugs.

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Reduce the proportion of adolescents who drank alcohol in the past month — SU‑04
Little or no detectable change
Reduce the proportion of adolescents who used drugs in the past month — SU‑05
Getting worse
Reduce the proportion of adolescents who used marijuana in the past month — SU‑06
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2020). Final Recommendation Statement: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents