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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

47 questions · 54 findings · 8 reviews · Drugs and Alcohol

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 13 · 24.1%Low 30 · 55.6%Moderate 8 · 14.8%High 3 · 5.6%

Parenting‐focused psychosocial interventions WITHOUT substance use‐focused component vs treatment

Frequency of drug use 12 months · Parents who use substances
2 findings from 1 review

Integrated parenting and substance use‐focused component psychosocial interventions vs treatment

Frequency of drug use 12 months · Parents who use substances
2 findings from 1 review

Multi‐systemic therapy involving family and juveniles vs treatment

Arrested · drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems

Multi‐systemic therapy involving family and juveniles showed no clear difference in arrested assessed by corroborating with police data compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief intervention vs treatment

Decreased alcohol use · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Brief intervention (BI) showed no clear difference in decreased alcohol use compared with treatment (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Motivational interviewing vs treatment

Over 50% less standard drinks per day Timeline follow back · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Motivational interviewing (MI) showed no clear difference in greater than 50% reduction in number of standard drinks consumed per… compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Motivational interviewing vs treatment

Abstinence from alcohol over the last 30 days · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Motivational interviewing (MI) showed no clear difference in abstinence from alcohol over the last 30 days compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief intervention vs treatment

Number of drinks per week · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users
2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Retention to treatment Number of participants who competed treatment · Amphetamine abuse or dependence

The intervention showed no clear difference in retention to treatment Number of participants who competed treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review