Substance Use Disorders among Adolescents in the United States: 2000-2019

CONCLUSIONS: The study examined the epidemiology, risk factors, and common characteristics of hospitalized adolescent patients with SUDs. The high burden of psychiatric and medical comorbidities observed among this patient group warrants designing effective and comprehensive substance use prevention and treatment programs for youths.PMID:38307503 | DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001655

Source: Southern Medical Journal - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Brook T Alemu Hind A Baydoun Olaniyi Olayinka Robyn M Treadwell Source Type: research