Brief motivational interview and educational brochure in emergency room settings for adolescents and young adults with alcohol related problems: a randomized single blind clinical trial

Abstract

In this sample a reduction of alcohol use and related problems was observed. Preliminary data indicate that controlled clinical trials with motivational interviewing, educational brochure and nonintervention should be of future interest among Brazilian adolescent populations.

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“…Yet another study reported the benefits of motivational interviewing in the emergency department to target adolescent alcohol abuse. 83 Motivational interviewing is a recent, rapidly expanding intervention focused on increasing motivation for change by working through ambivalence. The interview may be brief, ,45 minutes, with a conversational and collaborative approach.…”

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“…One group only received a leaflet about the use of drugs and its damage, while the other group received motivational interventions in addition to the leaflet. 4 It was noticed that both groups decreased drug use in the same way, finding no significant difference between them. The authors noted that the study was conducted with individuals who received emergency treatment and had already suffered major consequences related to the use, where approximately 40% of these already met the diagnostic criteria for dependence.…”

“…The authors noted that the study was conducted with individuals who received emergency treatment and had already suffered major consequences related to the use, where approximately 40% of these already met the diagnostic criteria for dependence. 4 The authors suggest that because the condition had already worsened in these adolescents, MI did not have the expected effect, raising the hypothesis that this type of intervention is most effective for use with adolescents in situations of risky of abusive use, acting as a secondary prevention tool. 4 A similar result was found in a study that compared two different groups of adolescent smokers (one receiving MI and the other simple advice) and found no significant difference between the results of the monitoring of the adolescents.…”

“…4 The authors suggest that because the condition had already worsened in these adolescents, MI did not have the expected effect, raising the hypothesis that this type of intervention is most effective for use with adolescents in situations of risky of abusive use, acting as a secondary prevention tool. 4 A similar result was found in a study that compared two different groups of adolescent smokers (one receiving MI and the other simple advice) and found no significant difference between the results of the monitoring of the adolescents. The results of this study indicate that the MI group presented a greater number of abstinence attempts regarding tobacco, however, these attempts were unsuccessful, and in some cases the adolescents decreased the number of cigarettes per day, although without achieving total abstinence.…”

“…Drug use is a risk factor for violence, organic damage, school abandonment, driving in inebriated states, and unsafe sexual practices, among other harmful situations. [3][4] In Latin America, studies indicate that alcohol is the substance most commonly used by adolescents, with higher rates among males. Besides alcohol and tobacco, the available indicators show a high prevalence in the use of solvents and prescription drugs, these drugs being uncommon in developed countries.…”