Efforts to engage young adults with substance use disorders in treatment often focus on the
individual and do not consider the role that the family can play in the recovery process. In
summarizing the proceedings of a longitudinal meeting on substance use among young
adults, this special article outlines three key principles concerning the engagement of
broader family units in substance use treatment:(1) care should involve family members
(biological, extended, or chosen);(2) these family members should receive counseling on …