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Brief intervention for drug-abusing adolescents in a school setting: outcomes and mediating factors

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Winters, Ken C., Fahnhorst, Tamara, Botzet, Andria, Lee, Susanne, Lalone, Britani·2012·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
DOI 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.08.005PMC PMC3261339
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This randomized controlled trial evaluated the use of two brief intervention conditions for adolescents (aged 12-18 years) who have been identified in a school setting as abusing alcohol and other drugs. Adolescents and their parents (N = 315) were randomly assigned to receive either a two-session adolescent-only (BI-A), two-session adolescent and additional parent session (BI-AP), or assessment-only control condition (CON). Interventions were manually guided and delivered in a school setting by trained counselors. Adolescents and parents were assessed at intake and at 6 months following the completion of the intervention. Analyses of relative (change from intake to 6 months) and absolute (status at 6 months) outcome variables indicated that for the most part, adolescents in the BI-A and BI-AP conditions showed significantly more reductions in drug use behaviors compared with the CON group. In addition, youth receiving the BI-AP condition showed significantly better outcomes compared with the BI-A group on several variables. Problem-solving skills and use of additional counseling services mediated outcome. The value of a school-based brief intervention for students is discussed.

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  • Teen Intervene is a three-session motivational interviewing style brief intervention for adolescents in the US and is designed to be delivered by primary healthcare workers.

    “'Teen Intervene' (Winters et al., 2012), is a three-session motivational interviewing style brief intervention for adolescents in the US and is designed to be delivered by primary healthcare workers.”

    From Adapting a substance use screening and brief intervention for peer-delivery and for youth in Kenya (2023) · cites this paper as Winters et al., 2012

    The Method > Procedure section describes a motivational-interviewing-style brief intervention for adolescents, including a three-session version with a parent session. It says the sessions were delivered by therapists in a school-based study, not that the intervention was designed for delivery by primary healthcare workers. The passages also do not identify the intervention by the name “Teen Intervene.” No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • BIs are time-limited and can be delivered in various settings including primary healthcare, criminal justice systems, and schools.

    “Firstly, BIs are time-limited, and can be delivered in various settings including primary healthcare [14], criminal justice systems [15], and schools [16].”

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  1. Meyers MG Brown SA Tate S Abrantes A Tomlinson K Monti PM Colby SM O’Leary T Toward brief interventions for adolescents with substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric problems Adolescents, alcohol and substance use: Reaching teens through brief intervention 2001 New York The Guilford Press 275 296
  2. National Institute on Drug Abuse Behavioral therapy development program workshop report 1995 Paper presented at the Behavioral Therapy Development Program workshop Rockville, MD

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Authors
Winters, K. C., Fahnhorst, T., Botzet, A., Lee, S., & Lalone, B.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-04
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
279-288
ISSN
0740-5472 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jsat.2011.08.005
PMC
PMC3261339
OpenAlex
W2042902688
Cited by
125
References
50
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FWCI
7.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA014866, AA14866)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (P50DA027841, K02 DA15347, DA017492, R01DA017492, K02DA015347)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
Keywords
brief intervention, adolescent drug abuse, school-based intervention, alcohol consumption, parental involvement, problem-solving skills, mediators, drug use reduction, school counselors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Counseling, Female, Humans, Male, Parents, Problem Solving, School Health Services, Treatment Outcome, Substance-Related Disorders

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