title: Troubled teens and substance abuse.
abstract: There is an increasing awareness of the existence of substance abuse problems among adolescents experiencing psychiatric difficulties. Evidence suggests that adolescents with psychiatric disorders have trouble using intoxicants safely and may experience more behavioral problems when intoxicated.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hawranik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McVety
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Staley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control