NIH R01 · 2024
Do peers enhance or detract progress in group MI? A look into emerging adult brain and behavior
PROJECT SUMMARY At this time, alcohol is the top substance used by US emerging adults under the legal drinking age (underage emerging adults; U-EA; ages 18-19). While drinking rates had recently been trending downward, 2021 national data reflect rises in youth drinking across all metrics. This is highly consequential in terms of youth safety and neurodevelopment. One of the central challenges of U-EA alcohol use is that youth are unlikely to seek, receive, or complete indicated alcohol intervention. In turn, it is imperative to find brief, effective interventions to impactfully intervene with U-EA hazardous alcohol use. Additionally, the developmental neuroscience literature robustly…
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