EXTERNAL Evidence-based Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use Disorder (Meds 101)

Presented by the Nebraska Court Improvement Project

Because substance use and substance use disorders impact so many aspects of a person’s life, treatment is not simple. Effective treatment addresses many components of life, and to be effective, an individual treatment plan addresses particular aspects of the illness and its consequences. It is important that substance use disorders are seen as a chronic disease process that requires ongoing care to be effective. Resiliency factors will also be addressed.
Adolescent treatment must involve the teen, their family, peer group, school and community. Effective medications will also be addressed.

Presenter: Dr. Fred Rottnek

Dr. Fred Rottnek is a Professor and Director of Community Medicine at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Program Director of the SSM Health/Saint Louis University Addiction Medicine Fellowship. He is a graduate of Saint Louis University School of Medicine and the Master of Arts in Health Care Mission Program at Aquinas Institute of Theology.
His clinical practices include addiction medicine and correctional healthcare. He teaches in both the School of Medicine and School of Law. Board-certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, he also serves as Chief Medical Officer of Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) and Medical Director of Juvenile Detention for the City of St. Louis.