An increase in drug use by adolescents can be observed, as well as the emergence of studies that show the Motivational Interview as a possible therapy for this population. This study aims to review information in the literature regarding the effectiveness of the Motivational Interview for use with adolescent users of alcohol and other drugs. An integrative review of national and international literature was conducted, using the keywords motivational interviewing and adolescents, providing a total of 22 articles that were included in the analysis. The studies show that the motivational interview is a promising technique, evidencing a decrease in the pattern of drug use by the adolescents studied. This technique was shown to be efficient for use with adolescents, however, studies on this subject are very scarce and recent, suggesting the need for further research in this area.
Adolescents; Motivation; Substance-related disorders