Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014This highly practical manual presents an ideal introduction to adolescent substance use. It offers invaluable guidance for all professionals involved with adolescents including social workers, health and social care professionals, youth workers, family support workers, teachers, counsellors, mental heal

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Foreword. Preface. About the authors. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Adolescence: a time of great change. An overview of substances used by adolescents. Why do we worry about teenage substance use? Why do some teenagers abuse substances? Risk and protective factors. Preventing adolescent substance use. What is 'treatment' and who needs it? Harnessing the significant influence of parents. Enhancing motivation for change. Counselling adolescent substance users. Other treatment approaches. Developing substance use policies. Substance use and mental health. Substance use and sexual health. Substance use and cultural issues. Interagency working. Ethical and legal issues. Index.