title: Substance use: whose problem is it?
abstract: Research evidence demonstrates that more young people in the UK are using illegal substances. Every child health professional has a central role to play in the area of substance use. The HAS Report (1996) advocates a 4 tiered approach identifying primary health care staff to providing services for adolescents who use substances. Assessment of a young person's health needs is crucial. Nurses are ideally placed to have an impact of health issues affecting young people and substance use cannot be ignored or treated separately. Child health professionals are ideally placed to provide meaningful education and information to young people at risk.
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authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D006266:Health Education; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology