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Motivational interviewing to reduce illicit drug use in adolescents
Summary of the evidence
Motivational interviewing was found in a systematic review with meta-analysis (Li et al., 2016, 10 RCT, N=1 466) to have no statistically significant effect in:
- changing drug use behaviours (d=0.05, 95% CI 0.06 - 0.17, p=0.36)
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.