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Individual Characteristics and Needs Associated with Substance Misuse of Adolescents and Young Adults in Addiction Treatment

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The development of this chapter was supported by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) contract 270-07-0191 using data provided by the following grants and contracts from CSAT (TI11317, TI11321, TI11323, TI11324, TI11422, TI11423, TI11424, TI11432, TI11433, TI11871, TI11874, TI11888, TI11892, TI11894, TI13190, TI13305, TI13308, TI13309, TI13313, TI13322, TI13323, TI13340, TI13344, TI3345, TI13354, TI13356, TI13601, TI14090, TI14188, TI14189, TI14196, TI14214, TI14252, TI14254, TI14261, TI14267, TI14271, TI14272, TI14283, TI14311, TI14315, TI14355, TI14376, TI15348, TI15413, TI15415, TI15421, TI15433, TI15446, TI15447, TI15458, TI15461, TI15466, TI15467, TI15469, TI15475, TI15478, TI15479, TI15481, TI15483, TI15485, TI15486, TI15489, TI15511, TI15514, TI15524, TI15527, TI15545, TI15562, TI15577, TI15586, TI15670, TI15671, TI15672, TI15674, TI15677, TI15678, TI15682, TI15686, TI16386, TI16400, TI16414, TI16904, TI16928, TI16939, TI16984, TI16992, TI17046, TI17055, TI17070, TI17071, TI17433, TI17434, TI17446, TI17476, TI17484, TI17490, TI17523, TI17604, TI17605, TI17638, TI17728, TI17761, TI17763, TI17765, TI17769, TI17779, TI17786, TI17788, TI17812, TI17825, TI17830, TI18406, Contract 207-98-7047, Contract 277-00-6500, Contract 270-2003-00006). The opinions are those of the author and do not reflect official positions of the contributing project directors or government.

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Dennis, M.L., White, M.K., Ives, M.L. (2009). Individual Characteristics and Needs Associated with Substance Misuse of Adolescents and Young Adults in Addiction Treatment. In: Leukefeld, C., Gullotta, T., Staton-Tindall, M. (eds) Adolescent Substance Abuse. Issue in Children’s and Families’ Lives, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09732-9_3

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