Motivational Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in a Military Population

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The overriding objective of this research is to reduce hazardous drinking in a military sample by implementing two motivational interventions and comparing them to a treatment-as-usual condition. Individuals who are referred to the Air Force Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and
Treatment (ADAPT) program as the result of an alcohol incident or who are self-referred are randomly assigned to one of three interventions: (1) a group motivational intervention, (2) an individual motivational intervention, or (3) a treatment-as-usual group. All participants provide
data regarding drinking and related problems at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months following the interventions. Analyses focus on (1) determining the effectiveness of the interventions in reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related problems, (2) testing factors that may mediate or moderate responses to the interventions, and (3) determining the cost and cost-effectiveness of treatment. The research includes a large sample and an extended follow-up on intervention effects, components that most previous intervention studies have lacked. From a practical perspective, the ability to classify which individuals will benefit from a motivational intervention
has important military readiness and alcohol policy implications.