Substance abuse is a public health problem that countries throughout the world have struggled with for many decades. Efforts to reduce substance abuse through prevention and education have largely relied on teaching children and adolescents about the adverse consequences of using tobacco, alcohol, and ...
Substance Abuse in Adolescents Elahe Sagart, M.D. April, 2009 Substance Use ? Definition: the benign use of a potentially addictive drug either in social situations or under medical supervision, which may not lead to the abuse of it, but warns of possible misuse, especially in a person with...
Differentiating experimental from dangerous substance use is particularly challenging in the treatment of adolescents. The boy's escalating substance use is viewed both as an effort to numb himself and to "speak" through symptoms of problems he could not yet name. I utilize Rosenfeld's (1960/1966...
Risk factors in adolescent substance abuse: Treatment and management implications Adolescence is a critical age for the development of coping behaviors and responses. As adolescents experience new pressures and experiment with methods of... CS Thomas,SL Schandler - 《Journal of Child & Adolescent Sub...
A plethora of data accumulated substantiates the connection between suicide and substance abuse in adolescents and poses substance use disorders as a major risk factor for emergent suicidal behaviors. This chapter reviews the recent patterns and trends of substance abuse, focusing mainly on alcohol and...
The abuse of drugs and chemicals has become a problematic public health dilemma for the world's population and one that must be dealt with by parents, societies, clinicians, researchers, and even countries in the world. This book discusses the complex ne
41-44 In a recent study by Biederman et al,39 rates of substance abuse in adolescents with ADHD (without comorbid conduct disorder) were not significantly different from rates of substance abuse in a control cohort without ADHD. Childhood aggression has been reported to place a child at risk ...
This book examines certain cases where social and psychological issues are present among adolescents and adults with substance abuse problems. Topics discussed include cross-cultural parent-child relations; prevention strategies for parents on adolescent smoking; the national youth anti-drug media campaign;...
CONCLUSION: A significant number of adolescents admitted to the hospital for trauma-related injuries have a toxicology screen positive for alcohol or drugs of abuse. A toxicology screen should be a standard laboratory test in adolescents involved in significant trauma, especially if the mechanism was ...
of parents and history of mental disorders in parents and relatives are risk factors for the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse in adolescents.F... F Jahangiri 被引量: 0发表: 2013年 An Adoption Study of Depressive Disorders and Substance Abuse Registered psychiatric illness was studied in...