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Gabriel Kaplan1, Iliyan Ivanov
1Department of Psychiatry, Hoboken University Medical Center, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA. drgkaplan@gmail.com
Abstract:
The public health effects of adolescent substance abuse disorders (SUD) reaches further than the immediate intoxicating effects. Medications play a limited role in the treatment of youth beyond addressing short-term symptoms but may improve longer-term outcomes for some patients. Given the potential devastating consequences of SUD, clinicians should become familiar with all available treatment options. This article reviews the pharmacotherapy for adolescent SUD to inform clinicians considering the use of this modality for selected groups of patients.
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