Understanding Adolescent Substance Abuse: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications

From a developmental perspective, adolescence is a time of gaining independence, experimentation, and taking risks. One area of experimentation associated with adolescence is substance use. For counselors working with adolescents who use or abuse substances, or both, it is important to understand th...

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Published in:Journal of counseling and development 2006-06, Vol.84 (3), p.283-290
Main Author: Burrow-Sanchez, Jason J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Alcohol
Attribution Theory
Behavior
Child development
Clinical Psychology
Clinical trials
Counseling
Counseling Psychology
Counseling Techniques
Counselling
Drug abuse
Drug use
Ethnicity
Grade 12
Guidelines
Learning
Learning Theories
Marijuana
Parents & parenting
Persistence
Prevalence
Psychiatric research
Psychological aspects
Risk
Risk factors
Substance Abuse
Support groups
Taxation
Teenagers
Theory
Youth
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Summary:From a developmental perspective, adolescence is a time of gaining independence, experimentation, and taking risks. One area of experimentation associated with adolescence is substance use. For counselors working with adolescents who use or abuse substances, or both, it is important to understand the scope of the problem and ways to effectively work with this population. This article provides counselors with current information on adolescent substance abuse and suggestions for clinical work.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00407.x