PEDIATRIC CLINICAL TOOL: Addiction
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Response Post 2
Please respond individually to at least peers’ posts.two
1. What are the three most important things you have learned when treating pediatric
populations with this disorder?
Pediatric Treatment Reference
Jennie Stormes,
PEDIATRIC CLINICAL TOOL: Addiction
Child Adolescent (Ok to
type “same as
child” if
appropriate)
Notable differences from
adults (if applicable)
Description of the
Disorder in Pediatric
Populations
Little data on pre-
adolescent substance
abuse was found. The
majority of the data
surrounding alcohol
and substance abuse
was conducted between
children/adolescents in
grades 9 $– 12 $(CDC,
th th
2018). The safety and
efficacy of medications
used on this population
to treat substance abuse
are low.
Statistics of substance
abuse use by 8th$grade:
·$$$$$$ 41% had tried
alcohol
·$$$$$$ 50% had tried
cigarettes
·$$$$$$ 17% had tried
The prevalence of
substance use in
the United States
is as follows:
Alcohol abuse:
·$$$$$$ Age 13-14 =
1.3%
·$$$$$$ Age 17-18 =
15.1%
Note 47% of teens
aged 15-16 report
trying alcohol
Cannabis abuse:
·$$$$$$ Age 17-18 =
19.6%
Other drugs:
Addiction can include
many things, in addition to
substance abuse, drug use,
prescription drugs, or
alcohol.$(Stahl, 2013).
Addiction can include
video games/online, sex
addiction, pornography,
gambling, nicotine,
shopping, food addiction,
and more.$ Addiction is
the compulsive desire to
do something despite the
negative
consequences$(Stahl,
2013).$ Without the
parental controls, adults
have more latitude to
engage in the compulsive
behaviors and negative life
choices.
In adults, addiction is
marijuana
·$$$$$$ 12% had tried
other illicit drugs
$$$$$ (Luengo et al.,
