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Understanding Adolescent Substance Abuse: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications
Author(s) -
BurrowSanchez Jason J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00407.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , substance abuse , psychology , perspective (graphical) , independence (probability theory) , substance use , population , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , programming language
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.