Motivational interviewing to reduce illicit drug use in adolescents

Summary of the evidence

Rating: 
  • Unknown effectiveness

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.

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