TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Effectiveness of the Brief Alcohol and Screening Intervention for College Students (BASICS) Program With a Mandated Population
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Difulvio, Gloria T.
A1  - Linowski, Sally A.
A1  - Mazziotti, Janet S.
A1  - Puleo, Elaine
SP  - 269
EP  - 280
VL  - 60
IS  - 4
N2  - Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a large-scale intervention designed to reduce alcohol abuse among adjudicated college students. Participants: Participants were college students mandated to attend a Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) program and a randomly selected comparison group of high-risk drinkers. Methods: Data were collected from January 2006 through December 2008. A total of 1,390 (67%) students in the intervention group and 508 (61%) students in the comparison group completed baseline and 6-month follow-up surveys. Results: Male students in the intervention group significantly decreased their drinking at follow-up, whereas those in the comparison group increased their drinking. Women in both the intervention and comparison groups decreased their drinking at 6 months. Conclusions: When implemented with fidelity, BASICS is a generally effective intervention, especially for male adjudicated college students. The intervention was most effective for moderate- and high-risk drinkers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2011.599352
ID  - ref1
ER  -