NIAAA study finds effective interventions to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and rural youth

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health have found in its new study that community-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective ways to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities. The National Institute on Drug Abuse also provided support for the study.

“This important study underscores our commitment to finding evidence-based solutions for alcohol problems in American Indian and other underserved populations,” said NIAAA Director George F. Koob, Ph.D. “This study is one of the largest alcohol prevention trials ever conducted with an American Indian population, and the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of screening and brief counseling intervention in significantly reducing youth alcohol use at a community level.”

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