Nursing Interventions for adolescents with drug abuse. A literature review

Drug abuse continues to be a major health problem among adolescents around the globe. Adolescents are vulnerable at this stage due to different factors of their developmental phase posing serious consequences to their health over time. This includes social norms, behavioral changes, and expectancy to life situations. This study is aimed at focusing on nursing interventions for adolescents with drug abuse. The purpose of the study was to help nurses use comprehensive interventions and care for adolescents with drug abuse using evidence-based nursing practice. Four databases (CINAHL, EBM guidelines, PUBMED, and google scholar) was used to obtain all relevant studies meeting the inclusion criteria. The literature search yielded 8 peer-review studies published from 2006 – 2019. The chosen articles were analyzed using content analysis. The results of this literature review show nurses’ interventions and care for adolescents with drug abuse using evidence-based nursing practice. Measures used by nurses include general assessment and evaluations routine, education, counseling, therapies, harm reduction measures, vaccinations, and multi-professional collaboration. Recommendations for future research should feature more digital platforms, nursing interventions in underdeveloped countries and their impact, evidence-based guidelines, and policies that are of equal standards in all countries