“Sounds like CSI:” How consumers of adolescent substance use disorder treatment perceive the term “evidence-based practice”

Background Recent attempts to increase the utilization of evidencebased practice (EBP) by adolescents with substance use disorders (ASUDs) have included direct-to-consumer marketing and educational materials [1]. For instance, both the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Psychological Association’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychology have developed educational websites for parents of ASUDs that encourage them to seek out those treatments designated as EBP. These educational materials are based on the assumption that ASUDs and their parents will understand the concept of EBP and view the concept favorably. This study aimed to test this assumption and explore how ASUDs and their parents perceive, understand, and react to the concept of EBP.