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32. TIP 32: Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders

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Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders

Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 32

Ken C. Winters, Ph.D.

Revision Consensus Panel Chair

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Rockwall II, 5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 99-3283

Printed 1999

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Disclaimer

This publication is part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant technical assistance program. All material appearing in this volume except that taken directly from copyrighted sources is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) or the authors. Citation of the source is appreciated.

This publication was written under contract number 270-95-0013 with The CDM Group, Inc. (CDM). Sandra Clunies, M.S., I.C.A.D.C., served as the CSAT government project officer. Rose M. Urban, M.S.W., J.D., C.S.A.C., served as the CDM TIPs project director. Other CDM TIPs personnel included Y-Lang Nguyen, production/copy editor, Raquel Ingraham, M.S., project manager, Virginia Vitzthum, former managing editor, Mary Smolenski, Ed.D., C.R.N.P., former project director, and MaryLou Leonard, former project manager.

The opinions expressed herein are the views of the Consensus Panel members and do not reflect the official position of CSAT, SAMHSA, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). No official support or endorsement of CSAT, SAMHSA, or DHHS for these opinions or for particular instruments or software that may be described in this document is intended or should be inferred. The guidelines proffered in this document should not be considered as substitutes for individualized client care and treatment decisions.top link

What Is a TIP?

Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance use disorders, provided as a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). CSAT's Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis and Synthesis draws on the experience and knowledge of clinical, research, and administrative experts to produce the TIPs, which are distributed to a growing number of facilities and individuals across the country. The audience for the TIPs is expanding beyond public and private treatment facilities for substance use disorders as substance use disorders are increasingly recognized as a major problem.

The TIPs Editorial Advisory Board, a distinguished group of substance use disorder experts and professionals in such related fields as primary care, mental health, and social services, works with the State alcohol and drug abuse directors to generate topics for the TIPs based on the field's current needs for information and guidance.

After selecting a topic, CSAT invites staff from pertinent Federal agencies and national organizations to a Resource Panel that recommends specific areas of focus as well as resources that should be considered in developing the content of the TIP. Then recommendations are communicated to a Consensus Panel composed of non-Federal experts on the topic who have been nominated by their peers. This Panel participates in a series of discussions; the information and recommendations on which they reach consensus form the foundation of the TIP. The members of each Consensus Panel represent treatment programs for substance use disorders, hospitals, community health centers, counseling programs, criminal justice and child welfare agencies, and private practitioners. A Panel Chair (or Co-Chairs) ensures that the guidelines mirror the results of the group's collaboration.

A large and diverse group of experts closely reviews the draft document. Once the changes recommended by these field reviewers have been incorporated, the TIP is prepared for publication, in print and online. The TIPs can be accessed via the Internet on the National Library of Medicine's home page at the URL: http://text.nlm.nih.gov. The move to electronic media also means that the TIPs can be updated more easily so that they continue to provide the field with state-of-the-art information.

Although each TIP strives to include an evidence base for the practices it recommends, CSAT recognizes that the field of substance use disorder treatment is evolving, and published research frequently lags behind the innovations pioneered in the field. A major goal of each TIP is to convey "front-line" information quickly but responsibly. For this reason, recommendations proffered in the TIP are attributed to either Panelists' clinical experience or the literature. If there is research to support a particular approach, citations are provided.

This TIP, Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders, updates TIP 4, published in 1993, and presents information on substance use disorder treatment for adolescent clients. Adolescents differ from adults both physiologically and emotionally as they make the transition from child to adult and, thus, require treatment adapted to their needs. The onset of substance use is occurring at younger ages, resulting in more adolescents entering treatment for substance use disorders than has been observed in the past. In order to treat this population effectively, treatment providers must address the issues that play significant roles in an adolescent's life, such as cognitive, emotional, physical, social, and moral development, and family and peer environment. This TIP focuses on ways to specialize treatment for adolescents, as well as on common and effective program components and approaches being used today.

Chapter 1 details the scope and complexity of the problem; Chapter 2 presents factors to be considered when making treatment decisions; and Chapter 3 discusses successful program components. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 describe the treatment approaches used in 12-Step-based programs, therapeutic communities, and family therapy respectively. Chapter 7 discusses adolescents with distinctive treatment needs, such as those involved with the juvenile justice system. An explanation of legal issues concerning Federal and State confidentiality laws appears in Chapter 8.Appendix B is a table on the medical management of substance intoxication and withdrawal, which will appear in a forthcoming publication.

Other TIPs may be ordered by contacting the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), (800) 729-6686 or (301) 468-2600; TDD (for hearing impaired), (800) 487-4889.top link

Editorial Advisory Board


Karen Allen, Ph.D., R.N., C.A.R.N.
President of the National Nurses Society on Addictions
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Community Health, and Adult Primary Care
University of Maryland
School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland

Richard L. Brown, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Madison, Wisconsin

Dorynne Czechowicz, M.D.
Associate Director
Medical/Professional Affairs
Treatment Research Branch
Division of Clinical and Services Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Rockville, Maryland

Linda S. Foley, M.A.
Former Director
Project for Addiction Counselor Training
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Directors
Washington, D.C.

Wayde A. Glover, M.I.S., N.C.A.C. II
Director
Commonwealth Addictions Consultants and Trainers
Richmond, Virginia

Pedro J. Greer, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Homeless Education
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Thomas W. Hester, M.D.
Former State Director
Substance Abuse Services
Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Atlanta, Georgia

Gil Hill
Director
Office of Substance Abuse
American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C.

Douglas B. Kamerow, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Rockville, Maryland

Stephen W. Long
Director
Office of Policy Analysis
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Rockville, Maryland

Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Matrix Center and Matrix Institute on Addiction
Deputy Director, UCLA Addiction Medicine Services
Los Angeles, California

Ellen A. Renz, Ph.D.
Former Vice President of Clinical Systems
MEDCO Behavioral Care Corporation
Kamuela, Hawaii

Richard K. Ries, M.D.
Director and Associate Professor
Outpatient Mental Health Services and Dual Disorder Programs
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Sidney H. Schnoll, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman
Division of Substance Abuse Medicine
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Consensus Panel

1997-98 Revision Consensus Panel Chair


Ken C. Winters, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1997-98 Revision Consensus Panel


Gayle A. Dakof, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Family Studies
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Richard Dembo, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Nancy Jainchill, Ph.D.
Senior Principal Investigator
Center for Therapeutic Community Research
National Development and Research Institutes
New York, New York
Michele D. Kipke, Ph.D.
Director
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
National Research Council
Institute of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
John R. Knight, M.D.
Associate Director for Medical Education
Division on Addictions
Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Medicine
Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Howard Liddle, Ed.D.
Professor and Director
Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
1992-93 Consensus Panel Chair


S. Kenneth Schonberg
Director
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York
1992-93 Workgroup Leaders


Gerald D. Shulman
Executive Director
Mountain Wood Treatment Center
Charlottesville, Virginia
Susan Wallace
Caritas House
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Ken C. Winters, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse
University of Minnesota,
Division of Adolescent Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota
John Zachariah
Regional Administrator
American Correctional Association
Laurel, Maryland
1992-93 Workgroup Members


Bruce Abel, D.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Looking Glass Counseling Center
Eugene, Oregon
Drew Alexander, M.D.
Adolescent Health
Dallas, Texas
Terry Beartusk
Executive Director
Thunder Child Treatment Center
Sheridan, Wyoming
Cherrie Boyer, Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics
University of California
San Francisco, California
Peter Cohen, M.D.
Medical Director
Children and Adolescents Programs
Rockville, Maryland
Richard Dembo, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Elizabeth Cannon Duncan
South Carolina Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment
Columbia, South Carolina
Gary Giron
Executive Director
La Neuve Vida
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Raymond L. Hilton, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Department of Children and Youth Services
Long Lane School
Middleton, Connecticut
Mary Jane Salsbery, R.N., C.C.D.N.
Johnson County Adolescent Center for Treatment
Olathe, Kansas
Barbara Zugor
Executive Director
TASC, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
Foreword

The Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series fulfills SAMHSA/CSAT's mission to improve treatment of substance use disorders by providing best practices guidance to clinicians, program administrators, and payors. TIPs are the result of careful consideration of all relevant clinical and health services research findings, demonstration experience, and implementation requirements. A panel of non-Federal clinical researchers, clinicians, program administrators, and patient advocates debates and discusses their particular area of expertise until they reach a consensus on best practices. This panel's work is then reviewed and critiqued by field reviewers.

The talent, dedication, and hard work that TIPs panelists and reviewers bring to this highly participatory process have bridged the gap between the promise of research and the needs of practicing clinicians and administrators. We are grateful to all who have joined with us to contribute to advances in the substance use disorder treatment field.


Nelba Chavez, Ph.D.
Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM
Director
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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