AM:STARs Substance Use and Abuse Among Adolescents
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AM:STARs Substance Use and Abuse Among Adolescents

Adolescent Medicine State of the Art Reviews, Volume 25, No. 1

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AM:STARs Substance Use and Abuse Among Adolescents

Adolescent Medicine State of the Art Reviews, Volume 25, No. 1

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AM:STARs: Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews is the official publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Adolescent Health. Published 3 times per year, the journal offers adolescent medicine specialists and other primary care physicians who treat adolescent patients with state of the art information on all matters relating to adolescent health and wellness.Substance abuse continues to be a significant health problem for adolescents and young adults in the United States and elsewhere. Up-to-date information on the many facets of this issue is essential for physicians who care for these young people. This issue provides reviews of the latest information on the various substances that adolescents use and how they use them. Articles ranging from overviews of current use of data to facts about specific substances such as alcohol, marijuana, prescription stimulants, and opioids, use by different cultural groups, and various treatment options give an extensive and authoritative view of this significant adolescent health issue.Contents include: 

  • Adolescent Substance Use:  The Role of the Medical Home
  • Neurobiology of Adolescent Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors: Treatment Implications
  • Marijuana
  • Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants by Adolescents
  • Responding to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic: Practical Information of Pediatricians
  • Performance-Enhancing Substances
  • Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Other Abuse
  • Treatment of Adolescent Substance Abuse Disorders
  • Substance Abuse Among Culturally Diverse Youth
  • Evolving Array of Substance use by Adolescents
  • Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse in the Juvenile Justice Population

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Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Year
2014
ISBN
9781581108903
Topic
Medicina
Subtopic
Medicina pediátrica

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Adolescent Substance Use: The Role of the Medical Home
  8. Neurobiology of Adolescent Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors: Treatment Implications
  9. “The New Cigs on the Block”: An Update on Conventional and Novel Tobacco Products
  10. Young People and Alcohol Use: Contextualizing and Responding to the Challenge of Problematic Drinking
  11. Marijuana
  12. Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants by Adolescents
  13. Responding to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic: Practical Information for Pediatricians
  14. Performance-Enhancing Substances
  15. Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Other Abuse
  16. Treatment of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
  17. Substance Abuse Among Culturally Diverse Youth
  18. Evolving Array of Substances Used by Adolescents
  19. Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse in the Juvenile Justice Population
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover