@article{ref1,
title="Brief screening and intervention for alcohol and drug use in a college student health clinic: feasibility, implementation, and outcomes",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2010",
author="Amaro, Hortensia and Reed, Elizabeth and Rowe, E. and Picci, Jennifer and Mantella, Philomena and Prado, Guillermo",
volume="58",
number="4",
pages="357-364",
abstract="Objective: Evaluation of the Brief Alcohol Screen and Intervention in College Students (BASICS) in a university primary care setting. Participants/Methods: Undergraduates (N = 449) participated in BASICS and electronic surveys assessing frequency/quantity of alcohol and drug use, psychosocial and mental health outcomes, and demographic information. Data were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up between August 2006 and August 2008. Results: Drinking and drug use decreased between baseline and 6 months. Participants reported an increase in protective factors and in readiness to change alcohol-related behaviors, and a decrease in alcohol-related consequences and in distress symptoms. Heavy episodic drinking at baseline significantly moderated the changes in number of drinks in a typical week and in a typical weekend, and number of drinks on the occasion drank most on a weekend. Conclusions: BASICS can be implemented in a primary health care setting and university students may reduce their alcohol and/or drug use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448480903501764",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448480903501764"
}