Brief Intervention for Substance Use among At-Risk Adolescents: A Pilot Study

Received 21 April 2006; accepted 15 August 2006. published online 27 October 2006.

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.

Keywords: Substance use, Adolescents, Motivational interviewing, Brief intervention

a Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

b Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Address correspondence to: Mr. Jerry L. Grenard, The Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, 1000 South Fremont Avenue, Unit # 8, Alhambra, CA 91803.

PII: S1054-139X(06)00303-X

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.08.008

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