The Seven Challenges is designed to treat adolescents with drug and other behavioral problems. Rather than using prestructured sessions, counselors and clients identify the most important issues at the moment and discuss these issues while the counselor seamlessly integrates a set of concepts called the seven challenges into the conversation. The challenges include (1) talking honestly about themselves and about alcohol and other drugs; (2) looking at what they like about alcohol and other drugs and why they are using them; (3) looking at the impact of drugs and alcohol on their lives; (4) looking at their responsibility and the responsibility of others for their problems; (5) thinking about where they are headed, where they want to go, and what they want to accomplish; (6) making thoughtful decisions about their lives and their use of alcohol and other drugs; and (7) following through on those decisions.