Narrative Review: Revised Principles and Practice Recommendations for Adolescent Substance Use Treatment and Policy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2014, the US National Institute on Drug Abuse released the "Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment," summarizing previously established evidence and outlining principles of effective assessment, treatment, and aftercare for substance use disorders (SUD). Winters et al. (2018)¹ updated these principles to be developmentally appropriate for adolescents. This review builds on that formative work and recommends updated adolescent assessment, treatment, and aftercare principles and practices.

Method

The Cochrane, MEDLINE-PubMed, and PsychInfo databases were searched for relevant studies with new data about adolescent substance use services. This article updates the 13 original principles; condenses the 8 original modalities into 5 practi

SUBMITTER: Welsh JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11422521 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature