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Alcohol Use Following an Alcohol Challenge and a Brief Intervention among Alcohol‐Dependent Individuals
Author(s) -
Bacio Guadalupe A.,
Lunny Katy F.,
Webb Jessica N.,
Ray Lara A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12071.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , motivational interviewing , intervention (counseling) , brief intervention , medicine , psychology , alcohol dependence , clinical psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry
Background and Objectives The study examined the effects of an alcohol challenge on naturalistic drinking among alcohol‐dependent individuals and explored brief motivational interviewing (MI) as a potential intervention for these participants. Method Alcohol‐dependent individuals ( n = 32, eight females) completed the intake assessment, alcohol challenge, one MI session, and 1‐month follow‐up (87.5% retention) where they completed measures of drinking and motivation for change. Results As expected, multilevel mixed models revealed that drinking did not increase post‐alcohol challenge. Participants reported a reduction in ambivalence, drinking days, and a trend towards fewer total drinks between the MI and 1‐month follow‐up. Conclusions Consistent with other studies, the alcohol challenge did not worsen alcohol use. Results support further investigation of brief MI for alcohol‐dependent participants in alcohol challenges. Scientific Significance Alcohol administration to alcohol‐dependent participants appears to not exacerbate naturalistic drinking. MI may be a feasible intervention for non‐treatment seeking alcohol‐dependent participants in alcohol challenge studies. (Am J Addict 2014;23:96–101)