TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Profiling Hello Sunday Morning: Who are the participants? JO - International journal on drug policy A1 - Carah, Nicholas A1 - Meurk, Carla A1 - Hall, Wayne SP - 214 EP - 216 VL - 26 IS - 2 N2 - BACKGROUND: To profile the demographics, goals and alcohol consumption of participants in Hello Sunday Morning, an online forum discussing experiences in abstaining from alcohol.

METHODS: All participants in Hello Sunday Morning were invited to enter demographic, self-reported goals and alcohol consumption data. We report on data from 3037 participants. Main outcome measures are age, gender, country of residence, self-reported goals and alcohol consumption measures (AUDIT).

RESULTS: 64% of Hello Sunday Morning participants were under the age of 40. Participants were more likely to be female and riskier drinkers than other treatment seeking populations.

CONCLUSIONS: Hello Sunday Morning attracts a unique population of heavy drinking participants. Future research is needed to examine whether participants' self-reported alcohol consumption changes after participation.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0955-3959 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.07.019 ID - ref1 ER -