Drug and Alcohol Findings home page in a new window EFFECTIVENESS BANK BULLETIN 19 August 2011

The entries below are our accounts of documents collected by Drug and Alcohol Findings as relevant to improving outcomes from drug or alcohol interventions in the UK. The original documents were not published by Findings; click on the Titles to obtain copies. Free reprints may also be available from the authors. If displayed, click prepared e-mail to adapt the pre-prepared e-mail message or compose your own message. The Summary is intended to convey the findings and views expressed in the document. Below may be a commentary from Drug and Alcohol Findings.


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Preventing drinking and drug use among students in London

This bulletin highlights three attempts to prevent substance use among London school or college students. The first two used the same system to adjust counselling to the personality of the student and had at least some short-term success, even when using school staff as counsellors. The third individualised the approach via motivational interviewing but without success. From a different domain entirely is the latest from the Scottish national drug treatment evaluation focusing on the possible impact of aftercare.

Benefits of fine-tuning prevention to high risk personality traits ...

Benefits fade after fine-tuning prevention to high risk personality traits ...

Motivational interviewing leaves college students unmoved ...

Aftercare associated with better treatment outcomes in Scotland ...