Table 1.

Blend-A (Blended Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder) pilot platform modules.

Module number and title and submodule title			Submodule content description
1. Welcome
	Welcome to Blend-A	Explanation of the Blend-A treatment protocol Explanation of the Blend-A research project
	Onward to a new start	Introduction to being onward to a new start and experience cravings
	Support from your social network	Introduction to needs for support from social network Task where it can be mapped
	Test your knowledge on alcohol	Test of knowledge on alcohol
	Questions and contact	Contact information
2. Alcohol treatment
	Preparation to change	Explanation of disadvantages when using alcohol and advantages of change Task with the purpose of highlighting the disadvantages of using alcohol and the advantages of quitting drinking Explanation of alcohol registration
	Goals and techniques for self-control	Explanation of a change plan for alcohol use (goal setting) Explanation of the SMARTa criteria Tips for making a change plan Explanation of techniques for self-control concerning alcohol use Task where techniques can be described
	List of alcohol use risk situations	Explanation of risk situations for alcohol use and instruction to questionnaire Questionnaire where overview >80 risk situations for temptation and self-confidence can be filled out On the basis of the questionnaire, top 5 risk situations are filled out
	Function analysis and emergency plan	Explanation of function analysis for alcohol use Task: fill out the function analysis Explanation of how an emergency plan can be helpful to prevent relapse or limit the harm Task: description of emergency plans
	Tackling craving	Description of craving Task: which situations trigger craving, how is craving experienced, and who can craving be explained to Explanation of tasks for 4 different ways to tackle cravings: Diverting yourself by doing something else Surf with your emotions Think differently Talk to your family and friends about it
	Restructuring	Restructuring of thoughts
	Turning alcohol offers down	Explanation of how turning down alcohol offers is a skill that can be learnt through role-play Task: description of 3 risk situations and examples of saying no Task: description of a situation where an offer needs to be turned down Task: Role-play—rehearsing turning alcohol offers down Access to diary “evaluation of turning alcohol offers down”
	Evaluation	Evaluation of turning alcohol offers down
	Midterm evaluation	Deciding optional skills
3. Optional skills			Social skills—small talk Social skills—tackling criticism Social skills—giving criticism Tackling feeling sad and depressed Tackling stress Solving problems effectively Tackling relapse
4. Relapse prevention (maintenance)
	Month 1	Alcohol status Quality of life
	Month 2	Alcohol status Quality of life—your assessment
	Month 3	Alcohol status Quality of life—your assessment Support
	Month 4	Alcohol status Quality of life—your assessment Support—your assessment
	Month 5	Alcohol status Quality of life—your assessment Support—your assessment Motivation
	Month 6	Alcohol status Quality of life—your assessment Support—your assessment Motivation—your assessment Evaluation of the maintenance phase

^aSMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely.