Date of Award
8-14-2017
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School Name
Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Major Advisor
Dr. Linda Cain
Abstract
The rise in adolescent drug use and addiction is becoming a worldwide phenomenon. An eleven year study of youth in European countries found drug use widespread and increasing (Molinaro, Sicilian, & Curzio, 2011). In 2013 there were over 2.8 million new users of illicit drugs, over half of whom were under 18 years of age (‘Drug Facts’, 2015).
Adolescents are at unique risk because biochemical distinctions in their brains, when compared with adults, prompt more risk-taking behaviors (Gallager, 2014). Health risks are considerable and include hypertension, stroke, convulsions and seizures, and liver disease such as cirrhosis and hepatitis. In 2013 there was a 364% increase in new hepatitis cases in Kentucky and Virginia (“Substance Abuse in Children and Teens”, 2015).
This project was developed to better address and treat drug addiction among juveniles.
Recommended Citation
Broaddus, Mary Ellen, "A Demonstration Project to Address Juvenile Drug Addiction" (2017). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones. 45.
https://scholarworks.bellarmine.edu/tdc/45
Included in
Mental and Social Health Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Commons, Public Health and Community Nursing Commons