CAHSS Faculty Articles
Interview as Intervention: The Case of Young Adult Multidrug Users in the Club Scene
ORCID ID
0000-0003-4027-7840, 0000-0002-5001-7391, 0000-0002-1247-8752
ResearcherID
H-3010-2014, K-3072-2014
Publication Title
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
ISSN
0740-5472
Publication Date
3-2013
Abstract
This paper reports on changes in substance use and substance dependence symptoms-without intervention-among young adult multidrug users in the club scene, ages 18-29, (N = 444) who participated in a natural history study. Computer-assisted personal interviews at baseline and 6-, 12-, and 18-month follow-ups included well-tested measures of substance use and dependence. Changes in substance dependence symptoms and drug use frequencies were calculated using Cohen's d statistic. Mean age was 22; 40% were female; 58% were Hispanic, 17% White, and 21% Black. At 18-month follow-up assessment, participants reported significantly fewer days of cocaine (d = -.85 at 18 months), ecstasy (d = -.93), benzodiazepine (d = -.82), and prescription opioid (d = -.81) use, as well as reduced substance dependence symptoms (d = -.42). These results, together with data from focus groups with completers, suggest that comprehensive health and social risk assessments may have quite strong intervention effects among young adult multidrug users.
DOI
10.1016/j.jsat.2012.08.004
Volume
44
Issue
3
First Page
301
Last Page
308
NSUWorks Citation
Kurtz, S. P., Surratt, H. L., Buttram, M. E., Levi-Minzi, M. A., & Chen, M. (2013). Interview as Intervention: The Case of Young Adult Multidrug Users in the Club Scene. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 44 (3), 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2012.08.004
