title: Advances in diagnosis of adolescent substance abuse.
abstract: Screening and diagnosis of adolescent substance abuse is a challenging but achievable component of primary care practice. Successful integration of these procedures into office visits requires an understanding of prevalence, risk factors, and strategies for prevention and treatment. The authors provide a synopsis of recent advances and important issues in this area and propose a stepwise, evidence-based approach to evaluation of substance abuse in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, PO Box 250861, Charleston, 29425, USA. graykm@musc.edu
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Himanshu P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deas
authors.forename: Kathleen T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Brady
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000465:Algorithms; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*