Practice Profile: School-Based Brief Interventions for Substance Use Among Youth

Evidence Rating for Outcomes

Drugs & Substance Abuse | Alcohol

Drugs & Substance Abuse | Marijuana

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This practice consists of time-limited, low-dose therapeutic programs delivered in a school or educational setting that teach skills and encourage motivation to change or prevent substance use in youth participants. This practice is rated Effective for reducing alcohol use but was rated Ineffective for reducing marijuana use.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Practice Snapshot

Age: 13 - 19

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black

Setting (Delivery): School

Practice Type: Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Conflict Resolution/Interpersonal Skills

Unit of Analysis: Persons

Researcher:
Emily Hennessy

Recovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School

151 Merrimac St.
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
United States

Phone: 978.473.0222
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