The Adolescent Substance Abuse Program

ASAP staff members participate in a variety of research projects regarding adolescent substance use, and eligible ASAP patients are invited to participate in a variety of on going trials. Some of our research findings and clinical reports to date include: 

• Screening practices used by physicians practicing in Massachusetts to identify adolescent substance
• Acceptability of drug testing to adolescents in treatment for a substance use disorder
• Therapeutic impact of positive feedback from a parent in response to a negative drug test for adolescents with substance use disorders
• Desensitization for patients allergic to opioid replacement medications
• Adolescent-specific issues regarding opioid replacement therapy
• Relationship between substance use and high risk sexual behaviors
• The association between ADHD and substance use disorders