Abstract
Background Although socially marginalized individuals with alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) experience severe alcoholrelated harm, few enter treatment. [1,2] Developing innovative, tailored interventions is therefore important to addressing this population needs. The Harm Reduction Treatment Brief Intervention (HaRT-BI), designed to elicit self-generated harm-reduction goals and discuss safer-drinking strategies [3], was adopted for a new drop-in center that allows drinking in Switzerland. This study aimed to qualitatively document participants’ self-generated harm-reduction goals and safer-drinking strategies endorsement at the HaRT-BI baseline session.
Highlights
Socially marginalized individuals with alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) experience severe alcoholrelated harm, few enter treatment. [1,2] Developing innovative, tailored interventions is important to addressing this population needs
Material and methods Participants (N = 78; 16.7% female; mean age = 38) were socially marginalized individuals with AUDs participating in a larger study evaluating a new facility attendance and subsequent drinking outcomes
Most participants did generate and endorse harm-reduction goals and safer-drinking strategies, which replicated US findings [4,5]. These results suggest that Harm Reduction Treatment - Brief Intervention (HaRT-BI) may be used to help these individuals set harm-reduction goals and safer-drinking strategies
Summary
Socially marginalized individuals with alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) experience severe alcoholrelated harm, few enter treatment. [1,2] Developing innovative, tailored interventions is important to addressing this population needs. Material and methods Participants (N = 78; 16.7% female; mean age = 38) were socially marginalized individuals with AUDs participating in a larger study evaluating a new facility attendance and subsequent drinking outcomes.
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