Improving Substance Abuse Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Financing for Children and Adolescents

Nelson, Richard P. MD, Chairperson
Brown, Jeffrey M MD, MPH
Brown, Wallace D MD
Koops, Beverly L MD
McInerny, Thomas K MD
Meurer, John R MD, MM
Minon, Maria E MD
Werner, Mark J MD, CPE
Wright, Jean A MD, MBA
McManus, Margaret MHS
Davis, Jean
Jacobs, Edward A MD, Chairperson
Joffe, Alain MD, MPH
Knight, John R MD
MD, John Kulig MPH
Rogers, Peter D MD, MPH
Boyd, Gayle M PhD
Czechowicz, Dorynne MD
Simkin, Deborah MD
Smith, Karen

National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Boyd)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (Czechowicz)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Simkin)
(McManus)

Pediatrics 108(4):p 1025-1029, October 2001.

ABSTRACT.

The numbers of children, adolescents, and families affected by substance abuse have sharply increased since the early 1990s. The American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes the scope and urgency of this problem and has developed this policy statement for consideration by Congress, federal and state agencies, employers, national organizations, health care professionals, health insurers, managed care organizations, advocacy groups, and families.