2014/03/10 by Virginia A. Moyer, on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · #Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes #Opioid Use Disorder Treatment #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
paper · doi:10.7326/m14-0334
openalex publication_date 2014/03/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/23
DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2008 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for illicit drug use. METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on interventions to help adolescents who have never used drugs to remain abstinent and interventions to help adolescents who are using drugs but do not meet criteria for a substance use disorder to reduce or stop their use. POPULATION: This recommendation applies to children and adolescents younger than age 18 years who have not been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. RECOMMENDATION: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of primary care-based behavioral interventions to prevent or reduce illicit drug or nonmedical pharmaceutical use in children and adolescents. (I statement).