Prevalence and predictors of injection drug use and risky sexual behaviors among adolescents in substance treatment
This research’s results were published in the American Journal of Addiction in November 2013. Study title: Prevalence and predictors of injection drug use and risky sexual behaviors among adolescents in substance treatment. Co-authors: Thurstone C,...
Plenty of ‘medical’ marijuana diverted to kids
My young patients have reported for quite some time that they’ve used someone else’s medical marijuana. So, colleagues and I wanted to know just how prevalent the diversion of medical marijuana to adolescents in substance-abuse treatment is. Our...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.