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Brief intervention for substance use among at-risk adolescents: a pilot study
Jerry L Grenard1, Susan L Ames, Reinout W Wiers
1Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. grenard@usc.edu
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.
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