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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2012 Feb;26(2):95-100.
doi: 10.1089/apc.2011.0157. Epub 2011 Dec 22.

Alcohol and marijuana use outcomes in the Healthy Choices motivational interviewing intervention for HIV-positive youth

Debra A Murphy  1 , Xinguang Chen, Sylvie Naar-King, Jeffrey T Parsons; Adolescent Trials Network
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Alcohol and marijuana use outcomes in the Healthy Choices motivational interviewing intervention for HIV-positive youth

Debra A Murphy et al. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Healthy Choices is a motivational interviewing intervention targeting multiple risk behaviors among HIV-positive youth. This study investigated the effects of this intervention program specifically on alcohol and marijuana use. Youth living with HIV (n = 143, mean age = 20.7, 51.5% male) were recruited from four sites in the United States, and randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. The four-session intervention focused on two of three possible problem behaviors based on entry screening; this study focused on 143 HIV-positive youth who received the intervention for substance use. At 15-month follow-up past-week alcohol use was significantly lower for intervention youth than control youth (39.7% versus 53.6%, χ2 = 2.81, 0.05 < p < 0.01); developmental trajectory analysis demonstrated significant reductions in alcohol use, but more importantly the intervention was effective over time in significantly reducing the adolescent's probability of being classified into the high-risk trajectory group. The intervention was less effective in reducing marijuana use.

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Trajectories (predicted) of alcohol and marijuana use (maximum times) in the past week. Intervention and control.
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