title: Medical treatment of the adolescent drug abuser. An opportunity for rehabilitative intervention.
abstract: Illnesses related to both the pharmacologic properties of abused substances and their methods of administration often bring the teenager to medical attention and may provide sufficient motivation for the adolescent to seek help beyond the acute problem. Successful treatment of an overdose reaction, an abstinence syndrome, or any other medical complication of drug abuse may give the physician a unique opportunity to begine further evalution for future care.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000336:Aerosols; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000662:Amphetamines; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D002188:Cannabis; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008288:Malaria / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009892:Opium; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011041:Poisoning / Q000209:etiology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000662:Amphetamines; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D009892:Opium