Harm Reduction in Adolescent Substance Use.

Authors

Brady J Heward, Jennifer C Creedon, Peter R Jackson

Published in

Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America. Volume 35. Issue 4. Pages 637-653. Epub Jul 06, 2026.

Abstract

Despite recent decreases in rates of substance use in adolescents, substance use remains common and most teens in need of treatment do not access it largely due to not feeling they need treatment. Adolescent substance use is associated with physical, mental, and social harms, and providers should expand beyond screening for use or use disorders to better understand risks. Harm reduction practices (e.g. naloxone, not using alone, drug test strips, sterile supplies, etc.) can help providers decrease risks while working to enhance adolescent motivation and treatment engagement. Providers can recommend treatment, reduction in use, and abstinence while providing harm reduction.

PMID:
42686306
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 03 Sep 2026.

Read full publication at:
Please sign in to see all details.

Stats

1-terrible, 9-excellent. How would you rate this publication? Sign in in to submit your rating.

Post a comment

You need to be signed in to post comments. You can sign in here.

Comments

There are no comments yet.