Substance misuse and sexual function in adolescents with chronic diseases.

Objective: To evaluate alcohol/tobacco and/or illicit drug misuse in Chronic Diseases (CDs).

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 220 CDs adolescents and 110 healthy controls including: demographic/anthropometric data; puberty markers; modified questionnaire evaluating sexual function, alcohol/smoking/illicit drug misuse and bullying; and the physician-conducted CRAFFT (car/relax/alone/forget/friends/trouble) screen tool for substance abuse/dependence high risk.

Results: The frequencies of alcohol/tobacco and/or illicit drug use were similar in both groups (30% vs.