Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse

Treatment Strategies

The fifth fundamental element involves treatment strategies (Ross, 1994). What treatment strategies will be employed in treating the chemically dependent adolescent and what is the rationale for their usage? For example, should treatment include the usage of antipsychotic and antidepressant medications? What kinds of therapeutic approaches work most effectively? What kinds of therapeutic relationships need to be established? Should therapy be conducted in groups or individually?