We end up needing to teach kids how they can deal with cravings, how they can identify high-risk situations, how they can actually deal with being surrounded by people who are using these things, because the reality is that, for most kids, we treat them and put them back in school, and then they go to the bathroom, and everybody's Juuling.

Sharon Levy

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Kids are often really struggling with this, and there are just no... by Sharon Levy

Kids are often really struggling with this, and there are just not a lot of resources for them.

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One of the big difficulties that forms the basis of much of my research is, what do we do with kids who have substance use disorders who need more than a primary care program but less than a rehabilitation program, there’s not a lot in the middle.

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Evidence on either side is very limited. by Sharon Levy

Evidence on either side is very limited.

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It’s possible that you do get some prevention out of these programs, but on the other hand it seems very expensive, very invasive, and has pretty limited results.

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Turns out that it’s incredibly difficult to find out how common it is, it’s a decision made by individual school boards and local towns and that’s not published information.

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We absolutely think that schools could have a really major role in the whole spectrum of care in substance use disorders.

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