Substance Abuse and Co-Existing Psychiatric Disorder (continued)

About the Author

Ramon Solkhah, M.D.has completed a fellowship in addictions at the NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital. He is the Coordinator of Substance Abuse Services at the NYU Child Study Center and a member of the research team investigating the use of medication in preschool children.

References and Related Books

Solhkhah, R, Wilens, TE. Pharmacotherapy of adolescent alcohol and other drug use disorders. Alcohol Health and Res World. 1998; 22: 122-125.

Weinberg NZ et al. Adolescent substance abuse: A review of the past 10 years. J of the Amer Acad of Child and Adol Psychitary. 1998; 37: 252-261.

About the NYU Child Study Center

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