@article{ref1,
title="A Review of Alcoholics Anonymous/ Narcotics Anonymous Programs for Teens",
journal="Evaluation and the health professions",
year="2010",
author="Sussman, S.",
volume="33",
number="1",
pages="26-55",
abstract="The investigation of the applicability of Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous (AA/NA) for teens has only been a subject of empirical research investigation since the early 1990s. In the present review, the author describes teen involvement in AA/NA programming, provides an exhaustive review of the outcomes of 19 studies that used an AA/NA model as part of their formal teen substance abuse treatment programs, and provides data on the effects of AA/NA attendance on abstinence at follow-up, on which youth tend to become involved in AA/NA, and on mediation of the benefits of AA/NA participation. In addition, the author suggests the reasons for somewhat limited participation by teens in more informal, community-based 12-step meetings, and makes suggestions for maximizing participation at meetings in the community. The author concludes that AA/ NA participation is a valuable modality of substance abuse treatment for teens and that much can be done to increase teen participation, though more research is needed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0163-2787",
doi="10.1177/0163278709356186",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0163278709356186"
}