Treating Adolescent Substance Use

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Epidemiology and Historical Drug Use Patterns

      • Scott E. Hadland

      Pages 3-14

   3. Developmental Perspectives and Risk Factors for Substance Use

      • Sharon Levy, Miriam A. Schizer, Leslie S. Green

      Pages 15-24

   4. Screening for Substance Use and Associated Medical Conditions

      • Jesse W. Schram, Patricia C. F. Schram, John R. Knight

      Pages 25-39

3. Treatment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. How to Navigate Different Levels of Care

      • Dana Sarvey

      Pages 43-53

   3. Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders

      • Valeria Tretyak, Justine W. Welsh

      Pages 55-65

   4. Behavioral Interventions for Substance Use and Relapse Prevention

      • Mark D. Godley, Lora L. Passetti

      Pages 67-75

   5. Medications for Substance Use and Relapse Prevention

      • Christopher J. Hammond, Pravesh Sharma

      Pages 77-90

4. Prevention and Recovery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Prevention

      • Banku Jairath, Laura Duda, Leslie R. Walker-Harding

      Pages 93-103

   3. Addressing Substance Use in Childhood, Adolescence, and Young Adulthood

      • Ann Bruner, Marc Fishman

      Pages 105-114

   4. Role of Families, Schools, and Communities in Treatment and Recovery: From First Responders to Sustained Support

      • David G. Stewart, Anita Chu, Nancy Rappaport

      Pages 115-125

   5. Special Populations and Topics in Adolescent Substance Use

      • Brittany L. Carney, Sarah M. Bagley

      Pages 127-137

5. Clinical Vignettes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. Case Study 1: Screening

      • Jessica Gray

      Pages 141-144

   3. Case Study 2: Navigating Treatment Settings

      • Dana Sarvey

      Pages 145-147

   4. Case Study 3: Confidentiality and Parental Involvement

      • Nicholas Chadi

      Pages 149-151

   5. Case Study 4: Buprenorphine Induction

      • Jungjin Kim

      Pages 153-155

Clinicians are now facing new substance use-related challenges such as the opioid crisis, a changing political landscape regarding marijuana, and the emergence of new delivery devices such as e-cigarettes. Unfortunately, it is more critical than ever that clinicians caring for adolescents have a proficiency in treating substance use.

This book is a comprehensive clinical guide that discusses the prevalence of substance use among adolescents and young adults, as well as prevention strategies, available screening methods, practical treatment applications and their outcomes. Using a multidisciplinary approach with inclusion of authors from diverse clinical backgrounds, this definitive guide provides the best practices for treating adolescent substance use disorders from medical, behavioral, and social standpoints.

Supplemented with case examples and written by experts in the field, Treating Adolescent Substance Use appeals to all clinicians that treat adolescent patients.

• adolescent substance abuse
• transitional age youth and substance abuse
• problematic substance abuse in adolescents
• risk factors for substance abuse in adolescents
• identifying problematic substance abuse

• Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

  Justine W. Welsh

• Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

  Scott E. Hadland

Justine W. Welsh, MD   

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA, USA

 

Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS

Department of Pediatrics

Boston University School of Medicine

Boston Medical Center

Grayken Center for Addiction

Boston, MA, USA

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