Urine Drug Screening of Adolescents on Request of Parents.

Tennant, Forest

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ERIC Number: EJ500890

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Publication Date: 1994

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Urine Drug Screening of Adolescents on Request of Parents.

Tennant, Forest

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, v3 n3 p75-81 1994

Of 100 adolescents screened for drug use, 43% tested positive for drugs of abuse. Twenty-five percent of these adolescents entered treatment, with 8% requiring medical detoxification or inpatient treatment. Urine screening, when done for clinical rather than punitive purposes, appeared to facilitate entry into treatment. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Drug Use, Drug Use Testing, Illegal Drug Use, Prevention, Problem Children, Rehabilitation, Secondary Education, Substance Abuse, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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