Adolescent Substance Use Disorder in Primary Care: Challenges in Treatment Referral Beyond Access Availability

• Main Authors: Benjamin Lai (Author), Jonathan Good (Author), Gagandeep Singh (Author), Meghan Deyo (Author), Rachel Marshall (Author), Tyler Oesterle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Fatal overdoses are the third leading cause of death in the pediatric population. Substance use disorders (SUD) screening is not routinely done in primary care practices. Early screening and intervention for adolescent SUD could mitigate future harm. Methods: We conducted a 3-month pilot...