If teen substance abuse is a widely recognized problem, then why don physicians do more to diagnose it?
Up until now, physicians who see adolescent patients have been hampered by a lack of practical and accurate tools like the CRAFFT. And that’s the point of our study. Physicians may also be discouraged by a general lack of treatment resources for teen substance abuse. We’re committed to continuing research in this area so we can give them guidance as to exactly what they should do when they have a positive finding on the screening test.
