William L. White, Michael L. Dennis, Mark D. Godley
A surge in adolescent alcohol and illicit drug use during the 1990s triggered renewed calls for evidence-based intervention programs and sparked an unprecedented federal investment in treatment-related adolescent research. This article discusses some of the major findings of this research (particularly the just-completed Cannabis Youth Treatment study) with particular reference to their implications for the design of community-based services for substance-involved youth and families. The authors call for supplementing traditional, acute models of brief intervention with more time-sustained, ecologically focused models of recovery management.
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