TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Brief screening and intervention for alcohol and drug use in a college student health clinic: feasibility, implementation, and outcomes
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Amaro, Hortensia
A1  - Reed, Elizabeth
A1  - Rowe, E.
A1  - Picci, Jennifer
A1  - Mantella, Philomena
A1  - Prado, Guillermo
SP  - 357
EP  - 364
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448480903501764
ID  - ref1
ER  -