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A substance misuse clinic for adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Richard Blennerhassett
Affiliation:
Regional Drug and Alcohol Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6UR
Eilish Gilvarry
Affiliation:
Regional Drug and Alcohol Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6UR
Peter Tayler
Affiliation:
Young Peoples' Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
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Abstract

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We describe the operation of a substance misuse clinic for adolescents as a Joint venture between a voluntary organisation ‘Streetwise’ and the Adult Substance Misuse Services and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services in Newcastle upon Tyne. A number of issues are discussed relevant to improving clinical services for adolescent substance misusers.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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