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|August 23, 2005
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Project Options, a voluntary school-based program, successfully recruited high-frequency adolescent drinkers. This early intervention facilitated their attempts to reduce or quit alcohol use, supporting a consumer-based approach.

Area of Science:

  • Adolescent Health
  • Public Health Interventions
  • Substance Use Research

Background:

  • Early interventions for adolescent alcohol misuse face challenges with participation due to negative stereotypes and perceived developmental irrelevance.
  • Voluntary, school-based programs may overcome barriers to treatment engagement in youth.
  • Project Options was designed as a voluntary secondary intervention for high school students with a history of alcohol use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based voluntary secondary intervention for adolescent alcohol use, named Project Options.
  • To assess the intervention's success in recruiting high-frequency drinkers.
  • To determine if the intervention facilitated attempts to reduce or cease alcohol consumption.

Main Methods:

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  • A voluntary, school-based secondary intervention for alcohol use (Project Options) was implemented in 3 high schools.
  • 1254 high school students (55% girls, mean age 15.9 years) with a history of lifetime drinking participated.
  • Survey measures were completed after the first year of the intervention.

Main Results:

  • The intervention successfully recruited high-frequency adolescent drinkers.
  • Project Options facilitated attempts by participants to cut down or quit alcohol use.
  • Preliminary findings indicate positive engagement and behavioral change initiation.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides preliminary support for a consumer-based approach to adolescent alcohol intervention.
  • Voluntary secondary interventions in schools can be effective in engaging high-risk youth.
  • School-based programs offer a viable platform for early intervention in adolescent substance use.