Do brief interventions which target alcohol consumption also reduce cigarette smoking?

McCambridge, Jim; Jenkins, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.03.011

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“…Further, the results are consistent with prior evidence in adult populations that brief alcohol interventions do not have secondary effects on untargeted outcomes (McCambridge and Jenkins 2008). These results also mirror findings from prior meta-analyses of multi-targeted interventions for adolescents that have demonstrated positive but relatively small effects on substance use outcomes (Carney and Myers 2012; Hale et al 2014; Jensen et al 2011).…”

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“…One meta-analysis of brief alcohol interventions for adults found beneficial secondary effects on overall mortality rates (Cuijpers et al 2004). McCambridge and Jenkins (2008), on the other hand, found no evidence of secondary effects on untargeted smoking cessation outcomes in their meta-analysis of brief alcohol interventions for adults. They concluded that brief alcohol interventions do not have effects on untargeted behaviors.…”

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Can Brief Alcohol Interventions for Youth Also Address Concurrent Illicit Drug Use? Results from a Meta-analysis

Tanner‐Smith

Steinka-Fry

Hennessy

et al. 2015

J Youth Adolescence

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Brief interventions aimed at reducing alcohol use among youth may interrupt a possible developmental progression to more serious substance use if they can also affect the use of other illicit drugs. This meta-analysis examined the findings of recent research on the effects of brief alcohol interventions for adolescents and young adults on both alcohol and illicit drug use. Eligible studies were those using randomized or controlled quasi-experimental designs to examine the effects of brief alcohol interventions on illicit drug use outcomes among youth. A comprehensive literature search identified 30 eligible study samples that, on average, included participants age 17, with 57% male participants and 56% White youth. Three-level random-effects meta-analyses were used to estimate mean effect sizes and explore variability in effects. Overall, brief interventions targeting both alcohol and other drugs were effective in reducing both of these substances. However, the brief interventions that targeted only alcohol had no significant secondary effects on untargeted illicit drug use. The evidence from current research, therefore, shows modest beneficial effects on outcomes that are targeted by brief interventions for youth, but does not show that those effects generalize to untargeted illicit drug use outcomes.

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Can Brief Alcohol Interventions for Youth Also Address Concurrent Illicit Drug Use? Results from a Meta-analysis

Tanner‐Smith

Steinka-Fry

Hennessy

et al. 2015

J Youth Adolescence

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“…Brief interventions known to be effective in changing substance use may be effective in reducing other health-compromising behaviours such as tobacco or cannabis use, which was not found in this study. In a recent review, McCambridge and Jenkins [44] also found that brief alcohol interventions do not also reduce cigarette smoking, and it appears unlikely that there exist other important secondary effects. The brief alcohol intervention which included a section on identifying and managing depression had a marginal effect on the reduction of depressive symptoms in the intervention compared to the control group.…”

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Screening and Brief Interventions for Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Use among University Students in South Africa: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Pengpid

Peltzer

Heever

et al. 2013

IJERPH

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The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) for alcohol problems among university students in South Africa. The study design for this efficacy study is a randomized controlled trial with 6- and 12-month follow-ups to examine the effects of a brief alcohol intervention to reduce alcohol use by hazardous and harmful drinkers in a university setting. The unit of randomization is the individual university student identified as a hazardous or harmful drinker attending public recruitment venues in a university campus. University students were screened for alcohol problems, and those identified as hazardous or harmful drinkers were randomized into an experimental or control group. The experimental group received one brief counseling session on alcohol risk reduction, while the control group received a health education leaflet. Results indicate that of the 722 screened for alcohol and who agreed to participate in the trial 152 (21.1%) tested positive for the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) (score 8 or more). Among the 147 (96.7%) university students who also attended the 12-month follow-up session, the intervention effect on the AUDIT score was −1.5, which was statistically significant (P = 0.009). Further, the depression scores marginally significantly decreased over time across treatment groups, while other substance use (tobacco and cannabis use), self-rated health status and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) scores did not change over time across treatment groups. The study provides evidence of effective brief intervention by assistant nurses with hazardous and harmful drinkers in a university setting in South Africa. The short duration of the brief intervention makes it a realistic candidate for use in a university setting.

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“…A recent metaanalysis did not fi nd secondary effects of alcohol-focused motivational interviewing (MI) with personalized feedback on nicotine across seven clinical trials (McCambridge and Jenkins, 2008). A study of an alcohol-focused decisional balance exercise with male college students found an effect on alcohol use and not on sexual risk behavior, although sexual risk behavior was a focus of assessment (LaBrie et al, 2006).…”

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The Role of Marijuana Use in Brief Motivational Intervention With Young Adult Drinkers Treated in an Emergency Department

Magill

Barnett

Apodaca

et al. 2009

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: The aim of this research was to study marijuana use, associated risks, and response to brief motivational intervention among young adult drinkers treated in an emergency department. Method: Study participants (N = 215; ages 18-24) were in a randomized controlled trial for alcohol use that compared motivational interviewing with personalized feedback (MI) with personalized feedback only. Pastmonth marijuana users were compared with nonusers on demographics, readiness, self-effi cacy, and behavioral risk variables. Marijuana use was examined as a potential moderator of alcohol outcomes. Whether marijuana use alone or combined marijuana and alcohol use would be reduced as a result of brief intervention for alcohol was examined at 6 and 12 months. Results: Current marijuana users were younger, were more likely to be white, and reported more alcohol use, other illicit drug use, and more alcohol-related consequences than nonmarijuana users. Marijuana use at baseline did not moderate response to brief alcohol treatment. Marijuana use declined from baseline to 6 months for both treatment groups, but only MI participants continued to reduce their use of marijuana from 6-to 12-month follow-up. Reductions in number of days of use of marijuana with alcohol appeared to be primarily a function of decreased alcohol use. Conclusions: Young adult drinkers reporting current marijuana use are at generally higher risk but responded to brief alcohol treatment by reducing alcohol and marijuana use. , 1988) and in adult ED patients treated for alcohol problems (Woolard et al., 2003); and greater injury-related risk has been shown among patients using both alcohol and marijuana (Soderstrom et al., 1988;Woolard et al., 2003).Medical settings provide an opportunity for screening (Chung et al., 2003) and early intervention with non-treatment-seeking alcohol and marijuana users (Degutis, 2003). ED studies of brief motivational interventions (BMIs) for alcohol have demonstrated positive outcomes with older adolescent and young adult samples (Monti et al., 1999(Monti et al., , 2007. Although studies have effectively targeted multiple risk behaviors for injury among adolescents in the ED (Johnston et al., 2002), we found no published studies that targeted multiple substances with older adolescents or young adults in ED settings. However, BMI has reduced both alcohol and marijuana use among adult ED patients more than standard services (Woolard et al., 2008). A few studies have targeted multiple substances with college students, and a recent study examined adolescent substance use in a general medical setting. D'Amico and colleagues (2008) found greater reduction of marijuana use in a BMI compared with usual services among at-risk adolescents recruited in a primary care clinic. BMI and written personalized feedback were effective in reducing alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana use with mandated college students (White et al., 2006(White et al., , 2007, and non-help-seeking college students decreased alcohol, nicotine, and ...

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Do brief interventions which target alcohol consumption also reduce cigarette smoking?

Cited by 25 publications

References 39 publications

Can Brief Alcohol Interventions for Youth Also Address Concurrent Illicit Drug Use? Results from a Meta-analysis

Can Brief Alcohol Interventions for Youth Also Address Concurrent Illicit Drug Use? Results from a Meta-analysis

Screening and Brief Interventions for Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Use among University Students in South Africa: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

The Role of Marijuana Use in Brief Motivational Intervention With Young Adult Drinkers Treated in an Emergency Department

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