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Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Last Reviewed: January 2014

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup

This guide focuses specifically on substance use — including abuse of illegal and prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco — in adolescents. It includes information about the specific treatment needs of this population, which are different from those of adults.

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Objectives related to this resource (6)

Reduce drug overdose deaths — SU‑03

Getting worse

Reduce the proportion of adolescents who used marijuana in the past month — SU‑06

Getting worse

Reduce the proportion of adults who used drugs in the past month — SU‑07

Getting worse

Reduce the proportion of adults who use marijuana daily or almost daily — SU‑08

Getting worse

Reduce the proportion of people who misused prescription drugs in the past year — SU‑12

Little or no detectable change

Reduce the proportion of people who had drug use disorder in the past year — SU‑15

Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

1.

National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2014). Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/principles-adolescent-substance-use-disorder-treatment-research-based-guide