Adolescent Substance Abuse
Student Name
Course
Lecturer’s name
Date
Prevalence of substance abuse among adolescents
Prevalence of substance abuse among
12th graders
6,5
5
4
2
0
(CDC, 2020)
Risk factors of substance abuse
among adolescents
Parental
influences
Family
factors
Community
factors
Individual
factors
Role of practitioner in helping substance use addiction
Designing a public health
approach
Designs and implements
strategies
to combat risk factors
Provide holistic
management
Screen and Identify
addiction
Provide management of
withdrawal of acute
intoxication
(McNeely et al., 2018)
Substance Abuse Treatment options by practitioners
Treatment Options
 Detoxification
 Rehabilitation/Residential
 Ambulatory, intensive
 Ambulatory, non-intensive
 Ambulatory detoxification
Effective management
 Adolescent-focused treatment
 Gender and cultural competence
 Progressive assessment and service
 Access to a continuum of care
(McNeely et al., 2018)
Warning signs
Academic
problems
A new
attitude
Mood
changes
Mental and
physical
changes
Discovery
of drugs
Change of
friends
(“Substance Misuse,”2022)
Protective factors
Individual
factors
School
factors
Community
factors
Protective
Factors
Family
factors
(Nawi et al., 2021)
An Activity
Lets take a quick Test
1. How many have used drugs before or know
someone who did?
2. What was their motivation?
3. Have you ever witnessed any warning signs in
a friend or classmate you assumed was using
drugs? What did you do?
4. What would have you done?
Help and support resources
Federal resources
 Get Smart About Drugs
 The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s
Treatment Facility
 Hotlines- Substance Abuse & Mental
Health Services Administration
National Helpline
In states such as California
 Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTP)
 Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
(“Substance Misuse,”2022)
Preventive strategies to
prevent adolescent substance
abuse (parents)
Establish clear guidelines and
rules
Know the adolescent's friends
Understand the adolescent's
activities
Provide support, care, and trust
Set a good example
(Das et al., 2016)
Consequences of adolescent substance abuse
 Broken relationships with friends and
family
 Declining physical health
 Depression and anxiety
 Low self-esteem
 Poor judgment
 Poor performance in school
 Sexual promiscuity
(Das et al., 2016)
References
 “Substance Misuse” (2022). Youth.gov. https://youth.gov/youth-topics/substanceabuse
 CDC (2020). Teen Substance Use & Risks.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/features/teen-substance-use.html
 Das, J. K., Salam, R. A., Arshad, A., Finkelstein, Y., & Bhutta, Z. A. (2016).
Interventions for Adolescent Substance Abuse: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent
Medicine, 59(4S), S61–S75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.06.021
 McNeely, J., Kumar, P. C., Rieckmann, T., Sedlander, E., Farkas, S., Chollak, C., ... &
Rotrosen, J. (2018). Barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation of
substance use screening in primary care clinics: a qualitative study of patients,
providers, and staff. Addiction science & clinical practice, 13(1), 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-018-0110-8
 Nawi, A. M., Ismail, R., Ibrahim, F., Hassan, M. R., Manaf, M. R. A., Amit, N., ... &
Shafurdin, N. S. (2021). Risk and protective factors of drug abuse among
adolescents: a systematic review. BMC public health, 21(1), 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11906-2