title: Differences in the self-reported reasons for adolescent drug use reported at admission vs. reported at discharge.
abstract: There are several possible reasons for adolescents' alcohol and drug abuse. While genetic, social and cultural factors all play a part in influencing their behavior of using alcohol and drugs, their self-reported reasons may also offer insight into why they use. Adolescents reported using alcohol and drugs to self-medicate their emotional symptoms, due to peer-pressure or their desire to get high. However, it is not known if receiving treatment of their substance use disorders changes these self-perceived and self-reported reasons for use. In this study, we identified self-reported reasons for the adolescents' abusing alcohol/drugs at the time of admission to a drug treatment program and at the time of discharge from this program.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective chart review of all adolescents admitted to a long-term substance abuse treatment program in one year. A total of 86 charts were reviewed. Demographic information and their self-reported reasons for abusing alcohol and drugs at the time of admission and at the time of discharge were collected. Data was analyzed for significant patterns.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant change in the self-reported reasons for use by adolescents from the time of admission to time of discharge, suggesting that treatment might change their self-rated perception of the reasons for their use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that alcohol and drug treatment programs can impact the adolescent's self-reported perceptions about why they use alcohol/drugs.
authors.affiliation: Avera McKennan Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
authors.forename: S Pirzada
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soundy
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sundy
authors.forename: Shashita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inamdar
authors.forename: Amad U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Din
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012650:Self Disclosure; D013023:South Dakota; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders