Clinical course and outcome of substance abuse disorders in adolescents
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A new study of substance abuse disorders in children and adolescents confirmed that co-morbid psychopathology is common among drug- and alcohol-abusing young people. The study concerned 275 children of whom 19, or 7%, were diagnosed as having a substance abuse-related psychiatric disorder. The additional finding that 17 of the 19, or 89%, had previously received diagnoses of other psychiatric disorders indicated a high prevalence for these disorders among young substance abusers. Moreover, the finding that 30% of the 19 had not given up their drug abuse within three years of the first diagnosis shows that the disorders are chronic.
Publication Name: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0740-5472
Year: 1992
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Ohio's Bill 167 fails to increase prenatal referrals for substance abuse
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The screening instrument mandated by Ohio's Bill 167 is no more effective in detecting drug abuse among pregnant women than the routine information collected during a prenatal exam. This was the conclusion of a study of 241 pregnant women attending a prenatal clinic.
Publication Name: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0740-5472
Year: 2000
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Testosterone abuse and affective disorders
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A psychiatrist describes the case of a 40-year-old man who developed affective symptoms when he began taking testosterone supplements. Testosterone can cause mania while it is used and depression when it is discontinued.
Publication Name: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0740-5472
Year: 2000
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