This book provides detailed descriptions of exemplary adolescent drug treatment models and gives the latest information on substance use and its consequences. The examinations of treatment models included in this book include programs serving adolescent substance users from a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Chapters include: (1) "The Need for Developing and Evaluating Adolescent Treatment Models" (M. L. Dennis, R. D. Muck, S. Dawud-Noursi, and M. Mcdermeit); (2) "The Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Program: Program Design, Treatment Issues, and Client Characteristics" (S. J. Stevens, L. Reinardy, B. D. Estrada, V. Seitz, T. Carter, and T. Swartz); (3) "Chestnut Health Systems' Bloomington Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Program for Adolescent Substance Abusers" (S. H. Godley, L. Adams, R. Risberg, and A. Sodetz); (4) "Evaluation of a Group-Based Outpatient Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program" (R. J. Battjes, T. W. Kinlock, E. A. Sears, M. Gordon, and E. C. Katz); (5) "Family Therapy for Early Adolescent Substance Abuse" (C. Rowe, S. Schwartz, E. Parker-Sloat, and H. Liddle); (6) "Mountain Manor Treatment Center: Residential Adolescent Addictions Treatment Program" (M. Fishman, P. Clemmey, and H. Adger); (7) "Culturally Competent Substance Abuse Treatment for American Indian and Alaska Native Youths" (C. Stewart-Sabin and M. Chaffin); (8) "La Canada Adolescent Treatment Program: Addressing Issues of Drug Use, Gender, and Trauma" (S. J. Stevens, M. Senior, J. Hasler, M. Barron, B. S. Murphy, P. Garcia, R. Taylor, and Z. Powis); (9) "An Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Juvenile Probationers at Phoenix Academy of Los Angeles" (A. R. Morral, K. Becker, L. H. Jaycox, P. Ebener, and W. Smith); (10) "Dynamite Youth Community, Incorporated: A Multiphase, Step-Down Therapeutic Community for Adolescents and Young Adults" (P. D. Perry, K. Carlini, T. L. Hedges, J. Schneider, D. Carl, N. Salerno, and W. Fusco); (11) "Thunder Road Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program" (P. Shane, L. Cherry, and T. Gerstel). (Each chapter contains references.) (GCP)