Families of adolescent drug abusers: systemic interventions to attain drug-free behavior

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
W H QuinnH Joanning

Abstract

Adolescent drug use in the community is a widespread social problem. The abuse of alcohol and/or other illegal drugs ranges from random experimentation to a complex pattern of regular use of a combination of drugs. This paper addresses systemic therapeutic interventions which have been constructed to achieve drug-free behavior. The family is considered the unit of treatment. Contextual goals (necessary to attain a therapeutic climate) and family goals are delineated. These include unity and action within a parental coalition, therapeutic utilization of urinalyses, the bogeyman cometh, probation, home detoxification, and countering adolescent sabotage. Family structural and interactional features outside the explicit arena of drug-taking, such as marital conflict or adolescent autonomy/dependence issues, are not addressed but are discussed elsewhere. Clinical illustrations to document interventions discussed are provided.

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Citations

May 1, 1994·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment·T W BlumeW S Quinn
Jul 31, 1999·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·I B Crome
Jan 1, 1995·Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·G De Leon
Jan 1, 1990·The International Journal of the Addictions·J RolfL Thompson
Feb 1, 1994·International Journal of Nursing Studies·M L Friedemann
Nov 5, 1999·The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse·M PajuloJ Piha

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