Situation and intervention strategies of new psychoactive substance abuse in adolescents of China
Drug abuse can cause a range of psychotic and psychological problems and is a serious social hazard.China and most countries in the world exercise strict control over narcotic drugs and other psychoactive drugs.However,it is difficult to establish timely legal control over some psychoactive drugs and chemical variants of controlled substances,which has led to the emergence of new psychoactive substance abuse.It caused great harm,especially to the youth population.This review provides an overview of the types and characteristics of new psychoactive substance abuse among adolescents and young people in China in recent years and recommends basic principles for intervention.
new psychoactive substancesadolescentsintervention strategies