Brief Intervention for Substance Use among At-Risk Adolescents: A Pilot Study
Document Type
Article
Department
Community and Global Health (CGU)
Publication Date
2007
Disciplines
Community Health | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Mental and Social Health | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
This pilot study demonstrates that it is feasible to administer brief individualized interventions on alternative high school campuses to students who are at risk of substance abuse. Students actively participated in brief motivational interviews and showed some improvement in five of nine outcomes at three-month follow-ups.
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Copyright © 2007 Society for Adolescent Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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DOI
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.08.008
Recommended Citation
Grenard, Jerry L.; Ames, Susan L.; Wiers, Reinout W.; Thush, Carolien; Stacy, Alan W.; and Sussman, Steve, "Brief Intervention for Substance Use among At-Risk Adolescents: A Pilot Study" (2007). CGU Faculty Publications and Research. 152.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_fac_pub/152
