ADHD and Substance Abuse Disorder

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The following paper takes the reader on an exploratory journey of an adolescent's struggle with ADHD and substance abuse disorder. The author discusses the intake interview, the admissions to the treatment center, the assessment process, the treatment plan and the out patient treatment plan. The author contends that the symptoms of substance abuse are so similar to the symptoms of untreated or under treated ADHD and thus as a result the client in the case study is asked to submit to random drug testing by his parents.

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"This report will serve as a case study for Tom, who is a 16-year-old adolescent male. Tom has had a history of problems in which he has defied authority, shown a lack of respect for those around him and displays symptoms indicative of a low self-esteem. Tom s mother brought him to the treatment center for admission stating that she has no way to control him any longer. She reported that Tom had been arrested for curfew violation three times within the last month. The last time the juvenile judge told her that if he got arrested again she would have to pay a steep fine, and he may decide to take Tom from her and place him in a supervised group home."

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