Intérêt d'une consultation jeune consommateur dans un service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent

Since the end of the 1990s, there is a growing use of psycho-active drugs and the rejuvenation of the concerned population in all Western countries, including France. This has led governments to implement specific public health policies to target youth addictive behaviours. Among those, young drug users' clinics have been created by medico-social institutions and in the community. Those clinics must provide a better understanding and management of the young population and their relatives regarding drug-related problems to improve their access to an evaluation by health professionals and to adopt healthier behaviours. Here, we aimed at describing such a clinics recently opened in a University hospital. The case of a 13-year-old adolescent with severe comorbid addictive behaviours will be detailed in order to highlight the interactions with others healthcare facilities within the same setting. She presented a borderline disorder with serious self-injuries and dangerous behaviour. Despite appropriate cares, the initial management was unsuccessful without an efficient drug addiction support within the young drugs user's clinic.