[Multiple Substance Abuse as a Form of High Risk Behavior in Adolescence]. / Multipler Substanzmissbrauch als Variante von Hochrisikoverhalten im Jugendalter.

Multiple Substance Abuse as a Form of High Risk Behavior in Adolescence We identify multiple substance abuse as a form of high risk behavior in adolescence based on a sample of in-patient adolescents. 43 adolescents were treated for substance abuse over the course of 20 months. 70 % reported the use of three or more different drugs, with an average of 5,35 consumed substances. The most commonly abused substance was cannabis, followed by synthetic drugs such as cocaine or ecstasy. We observed a high rate of non-suicidal self-injury as a comorbidity of multiple substance abuse in our sample. 73,3 % of adolescents with high risk, multiple substance abuse fulfilled diagnostic criteria for non-suicidal self-injury.