D573 Understanding Substance Abuse and Addiction
Task 2: Addressing Cannabis Use Disorder in Adolescents
2026 NEW UPDATE VERSION Western Governors
University
D573 Task 2
A. Cannabis Use Disorder
B. Adolescents
1. Three special considerations for adolescents would be the
neurodevelopment within adolescents. It makes them more vulnerable
to substance effects. It also increased the likelihood of long-term
patterns of problematic use (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2024).
The second would be confidentiality. Clinicians must respect an
adolescent’s privacy while balancing the legal and ethical parental
involvement. Finally, adolescents are deeply influenced by their friends
and family, or other peers, which makes these systems essential for
treatment.
2. Substance abuse in adolescents receives high peer influence,
especially if it is going on in the friend group. Secondly, existing mental
health problems increase the risk of developing a cannabis abuse
Task 2: Addressing Cannabis Use Disorder in Adolescents
2026 NEW UPDATE VERSION Western Governors
University
D573 Task 2
A. Cannabis Use Disorder
B. Adolescents
1. Three special considerations for adolescents would be the
neurodevelopment within adolescents. It makes them more vulnerable
to substance effects. It also increased the likelihood of long-term
patterns of problematic use (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2024).
The second would be confidentiality. Clinicians must respect an
adolescent’s privacy while balancing the legal and ethical parental
involvement. Finally, adolescents are deeply influenced by their friends
and family, or other peers, which makes these systems essential for
treatment.
2. Substance abuse in adolescents receives high peer influence,
especially if it is going on in the friend group. Secondly, existing mental
health problems increase the risk of developing a cannabis abuse
