Wired for wellness: e-Interventions for addressing college drinking

In an effort to address problematic drinking among American college students, there has been increasing interest in the use of technology. This article reviews evidence for the efficacy of computer and internet interventions and provides information on five commercially available alcohol education a...

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Published inJournal of substance abuse treatment Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 139 - 145
Main Authors Walters, Scott T., Miller, Elizabeth, Chiauzzi, Emil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.2005
Elsevier Science
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Alcohol use
Biological and medical sciences
College
College Students
Computer
Computer Software
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Drinking Behavior
Drug addiction
Electronic mail systems
Health Education
Humans
Internet
Intervention
Medical sciences
Prevention
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Software
Students
Substance abuse treatment
Treatments
Universities
Prevention
College
Computer
Alcohol
Internet
Drug addiction
Ethanol
Information communication technology
Use
Computer: Internet
Drinking
Health education
Student
Alcoholic beverage
Treatment
Computer aid
Public health
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Summary:In an effort to address problematic drinking among American college students, there has been increasing interest in the use of technology. This article reviews evidence for the efficacy of computer and internet interventions and provides information on five commercially available alcohol education and intervention programs that target college drinkers. Most programs use a mix of educational, skills-based, and motivational strategies to present material. All programs include assessment questions and provide personalized drinking feedback or other information that is customized to each user. Despite limited outcome research, there appear to be a number of advantages to computer and internet programs that focus on alcohol reduction. Future studies will need to determine how to best make use of technology to reach larger numbers of students with an effective, individual approach.
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ISSN:0740-5472
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DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2005.05.006