Table 1.
Intervention Characteristics
| Brand | Aim | Description | Delivery | Dose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol 101/ Alcohol 101 Plus | Educate students about effects of alcohol misuse and “normal” peer drinking | 1. Make decisions for virtual characters at a party 2. Feedback given based on participant behavior and peer norms |
Interactive CD rom program set on a virtual campus | 45–60 minutes |
| AlcoholEdu | Alcohol misuse prevention course | 1. Pretest of alcohol knowledge 2. Precourse survey on drinking behavior, attitudes, demographics 3. Interactive alcohol education: students must receive a grade of ≥ 65% on postcourse knowledge test to pass |
Online | 2 hours |
| Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) | Alcohol harm reduction | 1. Assessment of drinking patterns, attitudes, motivations 2. Feedback on personal risk factors and advice to moderate drinking |
Interviews; brief assessment survey | 2 interviews (50–60 minutes each) |
| Check Your Drinking (CYD) | Reduce high risk drinking | 1. Complete survey: demographics; drinking consumption, behavior, consequence 2. Personalized feedback and sensible drinking guidelines |
Online: http://www.checkyourdrinking.net | 15 minutes |
| Electronic CHECKUP TO GO (e-CHUG) | Personalized prevention intervention to motivate individuals to reduce alcohol or marijuana consumption | 1. Complete online assessment 2. Personalized feedback report: quantity/frequency drinking; comparison to U.S. drinking norms; estimated risk level (AUDIT score, genetic risk of alcoholism, tolerance); money per year on alcohol; cigarettes smoked per month; explanation, advice, local referral |
Online: http://www.echeckuptogo.com/usa/ | 20–30 minutes (optional 15–20 min. personal reflection) |
| College Drinker’s Check-up (CDCU) | Intervention for heavy drinking college students | Video “interviewer” gives instructions, offers encouragement and interpretive information about the feedback, and asks open-ended questions | CD (Windows) or Internet: http://www.collegedrinkerscheckup.com/ | 40 minutes |
| Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email (THRIVE) | Target unhealthy alcohol use in college students | 1. Complete survey: demographics; drinking last year; AUDIT; largest number of drinks consumed once last month, duration of the drinking episode, height weight; secondhand effects; opinions on alcohol beverage labeling; smoking history 2. Personalized feedback |
Online: http://ceriph.curtin.edu.au/thrive/ | 5 minutes |