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Social use of alcohol among adolescent offenders: a fundamental approach toward human needs

Uso socializado del alcohol por adolescentes infractores: un enfoque fundamentado en las necesidades humanas

This study examined some basic health care approaches toward human needs, with a particular focus on nursing. We aimed to incorporate these approaches into the discussion of the mental health of adolescent offenders who consume alcohol. We discuss specific needs of the delinquent group, critique policies that prioritize coercion of adolescent offenders, and the role that nurses could play in the sphere of juvenile delinquency.

Adolescent; Juvenile delinquency; Alcohol-related disorders; Adolescent health services; Health Services Needs and Demand; Nursing


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