title: Constructing adolescent substance abuse performance measures using administrative data.
abstract: Substance abuse among adolescents requires early intervention and proper treatment. Although substance use among this age group is considerable, the population of adolescents identified as having a substance use problem is significantly lower. Recent attention has focused on the use of adult substance abuse performance measures for quality improvement in this area. This article discusses the importance of performance measures for adolescent substance abuse treatment, the measurement tools now being developed, and implications for future treatment.
authors.affiliation: Center for Behavioral Health, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA. mlee@brandeis.edu
authors.forename: Margaret T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Deborah W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Garnick
authors.forename: Constance M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Horgan
authors.forename: Doreen A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States