Randomized trial of brief office-based interventions to reduce adolescent alcohol use.

Objective: To determine whether office-based interventions change adolescents' alcohol beliefs and alcohol use.

Design: Randomized, controlled trial.

Setting: Five managed care group practices in Washington, DC.

Effect of patient priming and primary care provider prompting on adolescent-provider communication about alcohol.

Objective: To determine whether priming adolescent patients to discuss alcohol with their primary care providers and prompting providers to discuss alcohol increases adolescent-provider communication about alcohol.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Five managed care group practices in Washington, DC.