Teen Addiction Services

San Francisco Chronicle story on teens and prescription drugs

MarketWatch Commentary

Beat Your Addiction FAQs (pdf, 50kb)

Beat Your Addiction Key Facts (pdf, 50kb)

Staff Profiles (pdf, 116kb)

AMA article on teens and Suboxone


Did you know that we are currently facing a growing epidemic of teen dependence and addiction to prescription drugs such as Vicodin and OxyContin? Recent studies indicate a 300% increase in prescription drug use by adolescents during the past decade and that kids as young as 12-13 are experimenting with these powerful opiates in alarming numbers.
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Click on images below to see Dr. Kornfeld in recent television appearances discussing teen opiate addiction, and also an in-depth discussion from his office about teens, their problems and buprenorphine treatment.

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Beat Your Addiction »

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KTVU - TV2 / 8-20-08 »

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KRON-TV4 / 8-17-08 »