Are pediatricians screening for substance use?

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Pediatricians Can Be First Responders for Preventing Substance Use

As substance use-related deaths increase at an unprecedented rate, prevention and intervention efforts must be part of the overall strategy to respond to the current crisis. Because substance use is typically initiated during adolescence, this age group is a particularly important prevention target. Not only are young people using alcohol and marijuana, but in fact, almost 900,000 adolescents reported misusing opioids in the past year in 2017.

The vast majority of children under 18 saw a doctor or other health care professional during the past year. The critical role that pediatricians can play in promoting behavioral health has been increasingly recognized. Unfortunately, new research shows that this prevention and intervention strategy has not been as fully embraced and as widely implemented by pediatricians as one might hope. This report discusses the need for routine screening among adolescents and describes new research findings on how often screening is occurring within pediatric settings.

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