Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2016
Augmenting brief interventions for adolescent marijuana users: The impact of motivational check-ins.
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- Identifying brief intervention factors to improve cannabis related outcomes in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of sample characteristics and intervention components.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Pooled it
- Psychological Interventions for Cannabis Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Evidence Base on Outpatient Behavioral Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use, Update 2018-2023: Current Status, Best Practices, and Opportunities for Advancing the Science.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Pooled it
- Evidence Base on Outpatient Behavioral Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use, 2014-2017: Outcomes, Treatment Delivery, and Promising Horizons.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Pooled it
- A Randomized Comparison Trial Testing Two Culturally Adapted HIV Prevention Approaches for Native Americans Reducing Trauma Symptoms Versus Substance Misuse.AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- Development of StressCheck: A telehealth motivational enhancement therapy to improve voluntary engagement for PTSD treatment among active-duty service members.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Trial
- A social media intervention for cannabis use among emerging adults: Randomized controlled trial.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Trial
- Reaching nontreatment-seeking cannabis users: Testing an extended marijuana check-up intervention.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Trial
- A developmental-based motivational intervention to reduce alcohol and marijuana use among non-treatment-seeking young adults: a randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Trial
- A preliminary evaluation of synthetic cannabinoid use among adolescent cannabis users: Characteristics and treatment outcomes.Addictive behaviors · 2016Trial
- Change in motives among frequent cannabis-using adolescents: Predicting treatment outcomes.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Trial
- Feasibility and utility of a structured guide for cannabis tolerance breaks in young adults.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2025Article
- Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Urban Settings: Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation With Minoritized Youth.The Journal of school health · 2024Article
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- Provider Intentions to Implement Cannabis Use Intervention in First Episode Psychosis Treatment.Community mental health journal · 2023Article
- Towards a New Dynamic Interaction Model of Adolescent CUD Manifestation, Prevention, and Treatment: A Narrative Review.Psychoactives · 2023Article
- A Community Engaged Approach in Adapting Motivational Interviewing and Skills Training for Native Americans With Experiences of Substance Misuse.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Article
- Relationship-Oriented Recovery System for Youth (RORSY): Clinical Protocol for Transition-Age Youth with Opioid Use Disorders.HSOA journal of addiction & addictive disorders · 2023Article
- Cannabinoids for the treatment of cannabis use disorder: New avenues for reaching and helping youth?Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2022Review
- Interventions for cannabis use disorder.Current opinion in psychology · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveBrief interventions for adolescent marijuana users offered in schools reach users who would not otherwise present for treatment. The current study builds on previous trials of a school-based, 2-session motivational enhancement therapy (MET) intervention by adding periodic, brief motivational check-ins to reinforce gains and bolster motivation.
methodAdolescent participants were randomly assigned to a motivational check-in (MCI; n = 128) or assessment-only check-in (ACI; n = 124) comparison condition. Both conditions received 2 sessions of MET. Participants in the MCI condition then attended 3 MET-based check-in sessions at 4, 7, and 10 months after baseline, whereas the ACI condition participants attended assessment-only check-ins at the same time points. Optional cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) sessions were available as needed for 12 months from baseline in both conditions.
resultsOutcomes were assessed at 6, 9, 12, and 15 months after baseline. Participants (59% Caucasian; 68% male; mean age = 15.84) reported using marijuana on an average of 37 of the last 60 days, and 70% met diagnostic criteria for a marijuana use disorder. Both conditions were associated with reduced use and negative consequences that were sustained throughout the 15 months of follow-up. The MCI condition resulted in greater reductions at the 6 months follow-up, but differences between conditions were not found at later follow-ups, and MCI participation did not increase engagement in CBT as predicted.
conclusionsResults replicated the efficacy of the brief intervention for adolescent marijuana use and provided mixed evidence on the utility of adding repeated check-in sessions. (PsycINFO Database Record
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