This chapter aims to provide a global perspective on adolescents across different cultures,
and to review communicating with the adolescent population about continues to be a major …

Racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care are receiving increasing national attention
from the fields of public health and medicine. Efforts to reduce disparities should adopt a life …

Background Marijuana use has been decreasing in the past several years among
adolescents, though variation in the extent and rate of decrease across racial/ethnic groups …

More than one-third of the approximately two million people entering publicly funded
substance abuse treatment in the United States do not complete treatment. Additionally …

Background Racial/ethnic differences in representation, substance use, and its correlates
may be linked to differential long-term health outcomes for justice-involved youth …

Objective: Examine ethnic variation in the prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs)
among adolescents who received services in one or more public sectors of care including …

Approximately 5% of adolescents in the US meet criteria for a substance use disorder
(SUD), and many of them benefit from residential treatment programs at points in the course …

Thirty years ago, youth smoking was in a grim place. In 1991, more than one in four US high
school students smoked cigarettes, and the situation was worsening, reaching 36% smoking …

Adolescent substance use continues to be a serious public health and social problem.
However, very little research has been conducted to understand substance use treatment for …