Effect of early, brief computerized interventions on risky alcohol use and risky cannabis use among young people: protocol for a systematic review

In general, previous reviews have focused either on the universal prevention of problematic substance use, or on the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals who have established substance dependency. Most focus solely on computerized interventions, are limited to college students, and exclude other groups of young people who are not attending college. The current review investigates whether stand-alone early, brief computerized interventions prevent the development of established alcohol and/or cannabis problems in young people aged 15-25 years showing risky behavior. This has not been systematically studied before. The objective of this review is to assess the effectiveness of early, brief computerized interventions on alcohol and cannabis use by young people aged 15 to 25 years who are high or risky consumers of either one or both of these substances by synthesizing data from rigorous high-quality studies