Substance Use Disorders: Part I, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Download or read book Substance Use Disorders: Part I, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America written by Ray Chih-Jui Hsiao and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-07-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics will be Part I of II on Substance Use Disorders. Part I will be edited by Drs. Ray Hsiao and Leslie Walker. They present an overview of prevalence and patterns, the neurobiology of adolescent abuse, and evidence-based prevention. This volume will cover a wide array of substances including, alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, stimulant, opioid, hallucinogens, inhalants, and even internet addiction or abuse, among other topics.