“The ultimate goal of harm reduction is abstinence, but we are not saying you are a failure if you did not just stop,” Dr. Wilens said. Although a “tough love” approach may have value in some patients “it is not an first, second, third, fourth, or fifth intervention. It may be one, but it’s down the line.”
Conference Coverage
In adolescents, treat substance use disorder before ADHD
Publish date: January 30, 2016
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