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NCJ Number:	126927

Title:	Substance Use and Abuse Among Children and Teenagers

Journal:	American Psychologist Volume:44 Issue:2 Dated:(February 1989) Pages:242-248

Author(s):	M D Newcomb; P M Bentler

Date Published:	1989

Page Count:	7

Type:	Survey

Format:	Article

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	This review of adolescent substance use and abuse covers patterns, extent and consequences of use, and makes suggestions on treatment and prevention.

Abstract:	Although child or teenage drug use is an individual behavior, it is embedded in a sociocultural context that strongly determines its character and manifestations. It is critical to draw a distinction between the use and the abuse of drugs and to do so from a multidimensional perspective. Past preventive programs have had mixed, sometimes adverse, effects. Adolescence is a period of experimentation; it is important to delay the onset of regular drug use as long as possible. It is even more important to prevent the misuse, abuse, and problem use of drugs. Treatment programs typically blur the distinction between use and abuse in order to stimulate profit. Further, long-term consequences tend to be ignored in favor of short-term ones. 19 references (Author abstract modified)

Main Term(s):	Juvenile drug use

Index Term(s):	Drug abuse; Drug prevention programs; Drug treatment



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