A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada
Abstract Background Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely underutilized among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few studies have explored young people’s help-seeking behav...
Main Authors: | Roxanne Turuba, Anurada Amarasekera, Amanda Madeleine Howard, Violet Brockmann, Corinne Tallon, Sarah Irving, Steve Mathias, Joanna Henderson, Kirsten Marchand, Skye Barbic |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-05-01
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Series: | Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00456-4 |
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