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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2011 Dec 29;21(1):51–68. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.636697

Table 5.

Excerpts From GSC Therapy Sessions For Treatment Dropouts

Completion Status Excerpt
Dropout (T) How confident are you that you will reduce or stop your use?
(C) I am pretty sure I can, but I don’t know about stopping.
(T) You’re saying that you don’t want to change.
Dropout (T) Have you thought about stopping…how important is it for you?
(C) I don’t want to stop using marijuana.
(T) No?
(C) No.
(T) Um…
Dropout (T) What other cons are there besides getting arrested?
(C) Mess up your body.
(T) What else?
(C) It’s fun.
(T) Is that positive or negative?
(C) Positive.

Note. (T) = Therapist, (C) = Client