Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing for young Alcohol and Cannabis users
Belgium
Bulgaria
Expert meeting: 23 January 2013, Lisbon
Meeting title: 'Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing for young Alcohol and Cannabis users'
‘Early intervention’ is repeatedly mentioned in EU drugs strategies and is supported by evidence especially for alcohol users, but little is known about how and for which target groups it is actually being used in member states. Little known are also the possibilities of using established techniques for alcohol users like Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing in other settings and for users of other substances, even though a recent review found some evidence in reducing substance use if compared with no intervention. Policy makers and professionals might need to know more about how to implement these strategies in larger scale and about the obstacles to be expected when passing scientific findings into practice. The EMCDDA invited experts with experiences related to each of those questions.
The objectives of the meeting were to share views and experience on:
- implementation barriers and effects, including issues of fidelity;
- transferability to other settings and organisational contexts;
- applicability for substances other than alcohol, above all cannabis and new drugs;
- roll-out within primary health or prevention systems;
- transferability across countries;
- use in street work and outreach work settings.
- Presentations:
- Andrew Brown: Screening & motivational interviewing with vulnerable young people in street work settings
- Jim McCambridge: Motivational interviewing for young cannabis users (fidelity and effectiveness issues)
- Lidia Segura: Facilitators and obstacles in the implementation of Alcohol EIBI in Catalonia
- Peter Tossmann: Online Motivational Interview sessions for alcohol and cannabis users
- Wilfried Kunstmann: Screening and brief intervention in primary care in Germany (current practices, shortcomings and future developments)
About the EMCDDA
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the reference point on drugs and drug addiction information in Europe. Inaugurated in Lisbon in 1995, it is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies. Read more >>
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The EMCDDA is located at:
Praça Europa 1, Cais do Sodré
1249-289 Lisbon
Portugal
Tel. (351) 211 21 02 00
