@article{ref1,
title="Screening and brief intervention for substance misuse: does it reduce aggression and HIV-related risk behaviours?",
journal="Alcohol and alcoholism",
year="2015",
author="Ward, Catherine L. and Mertens, Jennifer R. and Bresick, Graham F. and Little, Francesca and Weisner, Constance M.",
volume="50",
number="3",
pages="302-309",
abstract="PURPOSE: To explore whether reducing substance misuse through a brief motivational intervention also reduces aggression and HIV risk behaviours. <br><br>METHODS: Participants were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial in primary care if they screened positive for substance misuse. Substance misuse was assessed using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test; aggression, using a modified version of the Explicit Aggression Scale; and HIV risk, through a count of common risk behaviours. The intervention was received on the day of the baseline interview, with a 3-month follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants who received the intervention were significantly more likely to reduce their alcohol use than those who did not; no effect was identified for other substances. In addition, participants who reduced substance misuse (whether as an effect of the intervention or not) also reduced aggression but not HIV risk behaviours. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Reducing substance misuse through any means reduces aggression; other interventions are needed for HIV risk reduction.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-0414",
doi="10.1093/alcalc/agv007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agv007"
}