CPI PX: Brief Intervention for Substance Using Adolescents, San Joaquin County - September 22, 2015

Brief Intervention is a counseling type intervention consisting of 2-4 sessions for adolescents, who use tobacco, alcohol and/or other drugs. Brief Intervention can be used for youth: • As an alternative to suspension • Who are either mandated to attend or for youth who come on their own • Who are unsure or ambivalent about changing their use