Nancy Reed passed along the following information related to adolescent substance abuse treatment.

Bulletin Analyzes Co-occurrence of Substance-Related Behaviors
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published "Co-occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth."

The bulletin draws on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth to analyze the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth. The central finding of this analysis is that given one substance-related behavior, other substance-related behaviors become more likely.

Click here for a copy of the bulletin. Below is the abstract:

Examines the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth, making comparisons based on age group, gender, and race/ethnicity. Findings reported in this Bulletin are drawn from the first two stages of the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, which gathered self-reports from a nationally representative sample of youth ages 12–17 in 1997 and 1998. The data are derived from questions survey participants answered regarding their alcohol and drug use during the previous 30 days, including the frequency of their consumption, the types of drugs used, and whether they had sold drugs. The central finding was that, given one substance-related behavior, other substance-related behaviors became much more likely.

Here's a training opportunity reminder:

On behalf of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), a new training opportunity has been added to the Adolescence and Substance Abuse section of the NCTSN website.

A presentation by Dr. Robert Pynoos titled, "Youth with Trauma Histories, PTSD, and Co-Occurring Substance Abuse" has been added. The presentation explores the relationship between youth with trauma histories and co-occurring substance abuse disorders as well as assessment and treatment strategies. View the presentation by clicking on this website.