About two thirds of students in college drink some type of alcohol in a month and more than half of the students that drink alcohol, report having at least one heavy episode. These statistics are associated with lower grade point averages, higher rates of drinking and driving, higher rates of violence, and a significant economic cost to colleges and the community. Colleges have prevention and intervention programs ranging from universal programs to selective programs for students that abuse alcohol. Over the years, there has been an increasing number of programs that use multimedia technology to provide prevention messages. In a recent survey of 15- to 24-year-olds, two thirds of the group reported that they have received some sort of health
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Alcohol 101 is an example of an intervention that used an interactive CD-ROM program. This program had multiple interactive features which included games, videos of high-risk drinking scenarios, a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) estimator, and information about impaired driving and high-risk sexual behavior. Another program that used CD-ROM technology was Multi-Media Assessment of Student Health (MMASH). When students visited a student health center, the students were randomly assigned to either MMASH or a normal treatment control. After 30 days, the students had to follow-up. These results reported that the students receiving MMASH reported fewer episodes of heavy drinking and alcohol-related …show more content…
The researches then searched and identified six programs. The first author contacted a representative from each program and asked for access to their site, and requested information about their scope, intent, an outcome studies related to the program. One of the six programs declined to participate so the study was based on five programs. The programs varied substantially in terms of theoretical orientation, content, and presentation style. Most of the programs used a mixture of informational, skilled-based, and attitudinal material. One program used CD-ROM technology where the other four used online interventions. All of the programs provided personalized information to the subjects as part of their intervention or as the actual intervention itself. One of the programs provided feedback to users about a simulated drinking episode. Two of the programs reported that they are formally integrated with individual or group counseling
Alcohol 101 is an example of an intervention that used an interactive CD-ROM program. This program had multiple interactive features which included games, videos of high-risk drinking scenarios, a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) estimator, and information about impaired driving and high-risk sexual behavior. Another program that used CD-ROM technology was Multi-Media Assessment of Student Health (MMASH). When students visited a student health center, the students were randomly assigned to either MMASH or a normal treatment control. After 30 days, the students had to follow-up. These results reported that the students receiving MMASH reported fewer episodes of heavy drinking and alcohol-related …show more content…
The researches then searched and identified six programs. The first author contacted a representative from each program and asked for access to their site, and requested information about their scope, intent, an outcome studies related to the program. One of the six programs declined to participate so the study was based on five programs. The programs varied substantially in terms of theoretical orientation, content, and presentation style. Most of the programs used a mixture of informational, skilled-based, and attitudinal material. One program used CD-ROM technology where the other four used online interventions. All of the programs provided personalized information to the subjects as part of their intervention or as the actual intervention itself. One of the programs provided feedback to users about a simulated drinking episode. Two of the programs reported that they are formally integrated with individual or group counseling