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Review
. 2016 Jul;25(3):533-48.
doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.02.006. Epub 2016 Apr 12.

Medical Comorbidity and Complications

Scott E Hadland  1 , Leslie Renee Walker  2
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Review

Medical Comorbidity and Complications

Scott E Hadland et al. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Like their peers in the general youth population, youth with chronic medical conditions (YCMC) are at risk for substance use, including nonmedical use of prescription medications. However, given dangerous disease-substance interactions, the stakes for detecting and intervening on substance use are perhaps even higher for YCMC. Given the risk for nonadherence with chronic disease management, it is incumbent on primary care providers, specialty providers, and behavioral health specialists to be vigilant in asking about substance use and providing brief counseling and referral to substance use treatment when appropriate.

Keywords: Adolescents; Chronic disease; Electronic cigarettes; Ethanol; Street drugs; Substance-related disorders; Tobacco products.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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