Understanding and preventing substance abuse by adolescents: a guide for primary care clinicians
Liepman, M.R.; Keller, D.M.; Botelho, R.J.; Monroe, A.D.; Sloane, M.A.
Primary Care 25(1): 137-162
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0095-4543 PMID: 9469920 Document Number: 485081
Psychoactive drug use by teens is a common occurrence. This article examines the influences that promote and deter experimentation with and hazardous use of psychoactive substances. Clinical guidance is offered on how to assess and intervene with teens and their parents at various developmental phases and levels of involvement with drugs. Understanding how youth make decisions to change their behavior can assist a clinician in helping a teenager avoid these problems.