Integrated Treatment of Marijuana Abuse for HIV+ Youth

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adolescents between the ages of 16-24 years (inclusive) at the time of informed
consent/assent as determined by medical record review or verbal verification from
referring professional

- HIV-infected and aware of their status as documented by medical record review or
verbal verification from referring professional

- Receives services at one of the three participating ATN clinic site or their
community partners

- A score of 2 or greater on the CRAFFT indicating possible alcohol or marijuana use
problem or abuse

- Alcohol and/or Marijuana Use or Abuse Disorder as indicated by the SSPQ-X

- Appropriate for an outpatient or intensive outpatient level of care in accordance
with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry practice parameters as
decided by site mental health provider in consultation with Drs. Brown and
Esposito-Smythers

- English-speaking

- Ability and willingness to provide informed consent/assent for study participation

- Satisfactorily understands the nature of the study and the informed consent process
as documented by the Consent Form Comprehension Assessment Questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of serious psychiatric symptoms (e.g., active hallucinations, thought
disorder)

- Visibly distraught (e.g., suicidal, homicidal, exhibiting violent behavior)

- Intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or other substances at the time of
study entry