A Brief Marijuana Intervention for Adolescent Women - 1
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 15 - 24 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | September 2004 |
| End Date: | December 2009 |
A Brief Marijuana Intervention for Adolescent Women
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a brief motivational intervention on
marijuana use and sex-risk behavior in young women.
marijuana use and sex-risk behavior in young women.
This study holds the promise of developing a brief, efficacious intervention to reduce
marijuana use and related sexual risk-taking behavior among the large populaton of late
adolescent women who are regular marijuana users. In the abscence of intervention, these
women are at heightened risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
Therefore it is crucial to develop an intervention that will reduce their marijuana and
subsequent sexual risk taking behavior. The intervention employed in this study represents a
novel adaptation of interventions that are well-supported with similar populations. If the
current intervention is found to be efficacious, it can be readily integrated into a variety
of treatment settings, particularly other primary care settings. In addition, this study
will contribute valuable information about the relationship between marijuana use and sexual
risk taking behavior and about the mechanisms of change in marijuana use in late adolescent
women.
Comparison(s): Participants will be assigned, in this 6 month longitudinal study, to an
assessment-only group or an assessment plus intervention group. Those in the intervention
group will receive 2 motivational intervention sessions during the first 3 months of their
study participation.
marijuana use and related sexual risk-taking behavior among the large populaton of late
adolescent women who are regular marijuana users. In the abscence of intervention, these
women are at heightened risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
Therefore it is crucial to develop an intervention that will reduce their marijuana and
subsequent sexual risk taking behavior. The intervention employed in this study represents a
novel adaptation of interventions that are well-supported with similar populations. If the
current intervention is found to be efficacious, it can be readily integrated into a variety
of treatment settings, particularly other primary care settings. In addition, this study
will contribute valuable information about the relationship between marijuana use and sexual
risk taking behavior and about the mechanisms of change in marijuana use in late adolescent
women.
Comparison(s): Participants will be assigned, in this 6 month longitudinal study, to an
assessment-only group or an assessment plus intervention group. Those in the intervention
group will receive 2 motivational intervention sessions during the first 3 months of their
study participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
current marijuana use; currently sexually active; able to complete the study procedures in
English
Exclusion Criteria:
pregnant; alcohol dependence; drug dependence
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