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Treatment and relapse prevention for adolescent substance abuse
1Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. srjaffe@bellsouth.net
Pediatric Clinics of North America
|May 8, 2002
Abstract:
Treatment of adolescent substance use varies with the stage of involvement. Treatment of Substance Abuse or Dependency Disorder involves family treatments, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivation interviewing and 12-step approaches. The most common pathway to relapse involves being around alcohol/drug using peers.