title: Prevention of adolescent smoking and drug use.
abstract: Smoking drinking, and the use of psychoactive substances are prevalent among adolescents. Significant morbidity and mortality are related to this use. Initiation to these substances occurs at ages younger than ever before. The pediatrician can and should play a major role in reversing the epidemic of adolescent substance abuse. The "5As for Action" provide a strategy with which pediatricians can exert influence on youngsters, parents, and the community in preventing drug abuse in this age group.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002188:Cannabis; D002648:Child; D003042:Cocaine; D000431:Ethanol; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D003042:Cocaine