title: Reducing adolescents' marihuana abuse.
abstract: Marihuana abuse is defined, and a model for a drug education program for abusers is presented. The program's rationale is that abusers should be taught responsible use as an approximation for an ultimate goal of abstinence. The program model is based on an interpersonal-skills training approach to clinical problems and has three components: facts about marihuana, problem-solving abilities, and interpersonal skills to enact decisions. The program teaches participants to become aware of and enact choices that have the greatest likelihood of avoiding marihuana abuse.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000628:therapy*