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Substance use, misuse, and dependence are among the most prevalent causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality in the United States. The onset of the opioid epidemic, changes in state laws pertaining to marijuana use, and the emergence of vaping products have added more uncertainty to the landscape of adolescent substance abuse. This chapter provides an overview of an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to prevention, evaluation, and management of substance abuse. A case study is provided and future directions for research and practice are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Steve Sussman & Ellen Galstyan

  2. Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Burton Cowgill

  3. Cancer Prevention and Control Research, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jessica Richardson

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Sussman, S., Cowgill, B., Galstyan, E., Richardson, J. (2018). Substance Abuse. In: Forman, S., Shahidullah, J. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00791-1_16

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