Adolescent Substance Misuse/Use Disorders: Management

While many aspects of strategies to address substance use in adolescents bear similarities to those employed with adult patients, developmental considerations merit modification to appropriately engage youth in effective care. This chapter seeks to provide an efficient summary of evidence-based approaches to screening, assessment, and treatment, with specific consideration of the heterogeneous nature of adolescent substance use. Suggestions are made for approaches to treatment matching based on clinical presentation and context of substance use. The chapter additionally indicates areas for further research and exploration as the field progresses to advancing clinical outcomes and life trajectories for this particularly vulnerable age group.