Full Description
Offering simple, practical advice, this handbook helps primary care pediatricians effectively use the basic tools of addiction medicine to advance substance use prevention and to address substance use disorders (SUD) in their patients. Parents and teens often have questions about cannabis, nicotine, alcohol, and other substances. More than 8% of 12-to-18-year-olds in the United States have a SUD, making it one of the most common problems pediatricians will encounter in this age group. This guide offers pediatricians a solid grounding in the core concepts of addiction medicine and prepares them to answer common questions, counsel patients and parents, and use medications and laboratory tests effectively.
Organized by types of substance, each chapter offers clinical vignettes, an overview of each substance, clinical pearls, actionable advice, and clinical takeaways from each vignette. Topics covered include:
Risk factors for SUD
Screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment (SBIRT) framework
Brief interventions
Drug testing
Alcohol
Cannabis
Nicotine
Vaping
Opioids
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
Primary care providers will also learn about supportive language, treatment levels, and how best to support adolescents with SUD and their families.
Contents
Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1. Substance Use Disorders and Addiction
Chapter 2. Using Supportive Language
Chapter 3: Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Chapter 4. Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) framework
Chapter 5. Brief Interventions
Chapter 6. Drug Testing
Chapter 7. Alcohol
Chapter 8. Cannabis
Chapter 9. Nicotine
Chapter 10. Vaping
Chapter 11. Opioids
Chapter 12. Stimulants
Chapter 13. Hallucinogens
Chapter 14. SUD treatment in Pediatric Primary Care
Chapter 15. SUD Treatment Levels of Care
Chapter 16. Supporting Teens with SUD and Their Families
