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[Multiple Substance Abuse as a Form of High Risk Behavior in Adolescence]
Nora Ortner1, Astrid Bock1, Martin Fuchs1
1Abteilung für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik im Kindes- und Jugendalter Milser Straße 10 6060 Hall in Tirol Österreich Univ. Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik im Kindes- und Jugendalter.
Abstract:
Multiple Substance Abuse as a Form of High Risk Behavior in Adolescence We identify multiple substance abuse as a form of high risk behavior in adolescence based on a sample of in-patient adolescents. 43 adolescents were treated for substance abuse over the course of 20 months. 70 % reported the use of three or more different drugs, with an average of 5,35 consumed substances. The most commonly abused substance was cannabis, followed by synthetic drugs such as cocaine or ecstasy. We observed a high rate of non-suicidal self-injury as a comorbidity of multiple substance abuse in our sample. 73,3 % of adolescents with high risk, multiple substance abuse fulfilled diagnostic criteria for non-suicidal self-injury.
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