A physician’s guide to youth substance abuse

A PHYSICIAN’S GUIDE  TO YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE

As a physician, you are the medical confidant and health authority for many children, adolescents and their parents during a critical period when the foundation is being laid for lifelong health habits — including the use of alcohol and other drugs.  Your ability to recognize that some of your patients may have a drug-related health or behavioral problem, or the potential for developing one, is important.