Reports of past alcohol and drug use following participation in a motivation enhancing intervention: implications for clinical assessment and program evaluation.

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
David B RosengrenPrevention Research Institute

Abstract

There is significant interest in the value of motivational approaches that enhance participant readiness to change, but less is known about clients' self-reports of problematic behavior when participating in such interventions. We examined whether participants in a motivationally-based intervention for DUI offenders changed their reports of substance use at postintervention (when reporting on the same 30 days that they reported on at preintervention). Specifically, Study 1 (N = 8,387) tested whether participants in PRIME For Life (PFL) changed their reports about baseline substance levels when asked at postintervention versus at preintervention. Study 2 (N = 192) compared changes in self-reported baseline drinking between PFL and intervention as usual (IAU) participants. Many participants in Study 1 did not change their reports about how much they used substances during the 30-day period before baseline. Among those who did, the most common change was an increase in reported amounts of baseline drug use, and typical and peak alcohol use. This sample also showed changes in reports of their baseline pattern of high-risk-use (consistent versus occasional). At postintervention, participants who were younger, single, or endorsing mo...Continue Reading

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