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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 24.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Treat Q. 2010 Oct;28(4):417–436. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2010.511076

Table 3.

Summary of suggested intervention changes

Session topic Teen feedback
Alcohol and other Drug
Information
  • Include the effects of a variety of drugs, not just alcohol and marijuana

  • Include more pictures and information about the effects of alcohol and drugs on the brain

  • Delete information on social marketing (e.g., ads marketing alcohol and marijuana), the information was not helpful

Activities
  • “Wheel of Change”: Simplify language

  • Story that describes different events in a character’s day where teens identify his emotions: Delete story, it was too simple and obvious

  • Writing down goals: Keep goals anonymous so teens will be open to sharing goals honestly

Handouts
  • Reduce amount of handouts given in each session

  • Simplify wording, limit amount of text

  • Discuss the content of the handout instead of providing written material

  • Define concepts clearly (e.g., what normative percentages mean)