Can brief alcohol interventions for youth also address concurrent illicit drug use? results from a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Brief interventions aimed at reducing alcohol use among youth may interrupt a possible developmental progression to more serious substance use if they can also affect the use of other illicit drugs. This meta-analysis examined the findings of recent research on the effects of brief alcohol interventions for adolescents and young adults on both alcohol and illicit drug use. Eligible studies were those using randomized or controlled quasi-experimental designs to examine the effects of brief alcohol interventions on illicit drug use outcomes among youth. A comprehensive literature search identified 30 eligible study samples that, on average, included participants age 17, with 57 % male participants and 56 % White youth. Three-level random-effects meta-analyses were used to estimate mean effec

SUBMITTER: Tanner-Smith EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4393344 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature