Adolescent medicine is the branch of medicine that specializes in treating adolescents and youths. An adolescent medicine physician focuses on the problems of patients who have reached puberty and are in adolescence. This physician specializes in the care of adolescents, including illness, substance abuse prevention and counseling, psychosocial disorders (depression and self-esteem problems, eating disorders), reproductive health, and sexuality issues.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Georgia has 131 practicing adolescent medicine doctors. Broken out by city, adolescent medicine doctor density in Albany is 6, in Alpharetta is 5, in Athens is 3, in Atlanta is 23, in Augusta is 19, in Austell is 7, in Baldwin is 1, in Bogart is 2, in Bremen is 3, in Brunswick is 2, in Carrollton is 5, in Cartersville is 1, in Cochran is 1, in Colquitt is 1, in Columbus is 3, in Conyers is 1, in Covington is 1, in Cumming is 1, in Dawsonville is 1, in Decatur is 2, in Doraville is 1, in Douglasville is 1, in Dublin is 1, in Duluth is 4, in Dunwoody is 1, in Eatonton is 3, in Ellijay is 1, in Evans is 1, in Fitzgerald is 2, in Forest Park is 2, in Greensboro is 1, in Hartwell is 1, in Hiram is 2, in Jasper is 1, in Jesup is 1, in Jonesboro is 1, in Lawrenceville is 7, in Lilburn is 2, in Loganville is 3, in Louisville is 1, in Macon is 3, in Marietta is 6, in Martinez is 1, in Milledgeville is 1, in Monroe is 1, in Morrow is 2, in Norcross is 2, in Peachtree City is 3, in Richmond Hill is 1, in Riverdale is 1, in Rocky Face is 1, in Rome is 1, in Roswell is 7, in Royston is 1, in Saint Simons Island is 2, in Savannah is 2, in Stockbridge is 2, in Stone Mountain is 1, in Suwanee is 2, in Tifton is 1, in Tybee Island is 1, in Unadilla is 1, in Valdosta is 6, in Villa Rica is 6, in Warner Robins is 1, in Waynesboro is 1, in Woodstock is 1, and in Wrens is 2.

Georgia is rich in history, from its statehood in 1788, to its tobacco plantations, to its civil rights memorials. Atlanta is its vibrant capital city, and it offers a myriad of music, arts, sports and nightlife. While in Atlanta, visit the world’s largest aquarium, the Woodruff Arts Center, or the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Ride the Old Town Trolley in Savannah, and listen to some live jazz and blues at one of Savannah’s many festivals. Georgia’s mountain parks offer hiking, biking, climbing, and other outdoor activities. On Georgia’s coastline, you can go boating, deep sea fishing or kayaking in the Atlantic. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge draws many visitors yearly.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Georgia has a population of 9,072,576. Of this population, 2,319,806 are under the age of 18 and 865,997 are at or above the age of 65.