Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series

Substance use and abuse in adolescents is a major public health concern in India where a high proportion of the population are in this age group. The most common substances used by adolescents are tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, but include a wider range of substances. Two patients with polysubstan...

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Autores principales: Love Surati, Aakanksha Arya, Vedansh Nehra, Bhushan Chaudhari, Daniel Saldanha
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0ccd1398507943a98dcd94f06d94ade62021-11-12T10:11:30ZPolysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328867https://doaj.org/article/0ccd1398507943a98dcd94f06d94ade62021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=228;epage=229;aulast=Suratihttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795Substance use and abuse in adolescents is a major public health concern in India where a high proportion of the population are in this age group. The most common substances used by adolescents are tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, but include a wider range of substances. Two patients with polysubstance abuse are presented. After initial detoxification, both were started with dialectical behavioral therapy and motivational enhancement therapy along with family therapy; both have been on regular follow-up and currently maintaining well.Love SuratiAakanksha AryaVedansh NehraBhushan ChaudhariDaniel SaldanhaWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticleadolescencefamilypolysubstance abusepsychosocial risk factorsPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 228-229 (2021)
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topic adolescence
family
polysubstance abuse
psychosocial risk factors
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
spellingShingle adolescence
family
polysubstance abuse
psychosocial risk factors
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
Love Surati
Aakanksha Arya
Vedansh Nehra
Bhushan Chaudhari
Daniel Saldanha
Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series
description Substance use and abuse in adolescents is a major public health concern in India where a high proportion of the population are in this age group. The most common substances used by adolescents are tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, but include a wider range of substances. Two patients with polysubstance abuse are presented. After initial detoxification, both were started with dialectical behavioral therapy and motivational enhancement therapy along with family therapy; both have been on regular follow-up and currently maintaining well.
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author Love Surati
Aakanksha Arya
Vedansh Nehra
Bhushan Chaudhari
Daniel Saldanha
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Aakanksha Arya
Vedansh Nehra
Bhushan Chaudhari
Daniel Saldanha
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title Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series
title_short Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series
title_full Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series
title_fullStr Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series
title_full_unstemmed Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series
title_sort polysubstance abuse in adolescence: a case series
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/0ccd1398507943a98dcd94f06d94ade6
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