Adolescent Substance Use Reasons for Optimism and Concern

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2023

Publication Title

Psychiatric Times

Abstract

The article discusses the need for child and adolescent behavioral health clinicians to remain vigilant regarding early identification of substance use, as youth with mental health conditions who use substances are at increased risk for developing a substance use disorder (SUD). Topics include the most commonly used substances by adolescents across surveys, reason that nicotine vaping among adolescents is concerning, and mental health comorbidities.

First Page

32

Last Page

33

Volume

40

Issue

7

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