Adolescent Marijuana Use: The Role of the Physician.

Silber, Tomas J.

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ERIC Number: EJ360465

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Adolescent Marijuana Use: The Role of the Physician.

Silber, Tomas J.

Adolescence, v22 n86 p363-70 Sum 1987

Discusses adolescent marijuana use as an issue of concern to the community at large, noting that physicians now have the technology to identify marijuana use and thus are in a unique position to deal with the issue. Addresses the moral issues related to screening and surveillance of adolescent marijuana use and postulates the justification for active physician intervention. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Abuse, Ethics, Identification, Illegal Drug Use, Marijuana, Moral Issues, Physician Patient Relationship, Physicians, Screening Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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