PSYCHIATRY: Pharmacologic Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders

Marc Schuckit

Apply adult data about treating substance abuse disorders to adolescents; Describe the differences between diagnostic criteria for substance abuse disorders in adults and in adolescents; State the pharmacologic treatment available for treatment of alcohol dependence in adolescents; Describe some investigational treatment for alcohol dependence; and Discuss available treatment for use of or dependence on substances other than alcohol in adolescents.