Treatment and relapse prevention for adolescent substance abuse.
Treatment of adolescent substance use varies with the stage of involvement. Treatment of Substance Abuse or Dependency Disorder involves family treatments, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivation interviewing and 12-step approaches. The most common pathway to relapse involves being around alcohol/drug using peers.
Jaffe
Steven L
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Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. srjaffe@bellsouth.net
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*