Brief Therapy Intervention for Heavy/Hazardous Drinking in HIV-Positive Women

The brief intervention will include two sessions that review drinking patterns and behavior change strategies as well as two telephone calls to reinforce session content.

Hazardous/binge female drinkers will be identified in the Johns Hopkins Hospital HIV clinic and will be randomized to brief intervention or standard care. Outcome measures will include: alcohol/drug use, engagement in an on-site alcohol support group and other substance abuse treatment services, HIV-risk behaviors, HIV disease markers and treatment compliance, and psychiatric symptoms.