Re: Identifying Problematic Substance Use in a National Sample of Adolescents Using Frequency Questions

[摘要] Chavez et al. determined age-specific cutoffs for the frequency of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and illicit drug use among adolescents that would put them at a higher risk for substance use disorder.1 Specifically, for alcohol and cannabis use, these cutoffs were determined to be 3 days/year for children aged 12 to 15 years and 12 days/year for those aged 15 to 20 years. Although these cutoffs may be useful for assessing use among adolescent patients at an average risk for substance use disorder, they may be too lax for higher risk teens. Complacency toward any substance use among higher risk patients creates a missed opportunity to prevent serious complications from substance use disorders.

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学