Internet Based Drug Education for College Students

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请建议开发和测试一个名为MyStudentBody-Druits(MSB-Druits)的针对大学生的交互式在线多媒体药物使用预防程序。迫切需要为大学生提供便捷、有效的药物使用预防措施。相对于酒精，预防吸毒在大学校园中被忽视，尽管大学生普遍使用毒品，并可能随之而来的严重后果。事实上，大学饮酒问题特别工作组(2002年)呼吁扩大以酒精为重点的预防范例，将其他药物包括在内。典型的基础广泛的预防策略通常对学生没有吸引力，需要更有针对性和自我指导的方法(Miller等人，2000年)。在理论和经验工作的基础上，MSB-Druits将纳入被证明在减少药物使用方面有效的特征，包括具有量身定做的激励反馈的个人风险评估、关于不同药物和成瘾的基本教育以及技能培养活动。MSB-Druits还将利用网络和多媒体技术的力量，为大学生创造一种真正创新的药物使用预防方法。第一阶段将涉及形成性研究，以确定计划的内容和结构。将与大学生、同伴教育工作者和大学卫生专业人员进行焦点小组和概念图绘制。将开发一个示范网站，并进行可用性和验收测试。这项概念验证研究将有助于建立在线毒品预防教育计划的可行性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes the development and testing of an interactive, online multimedia drug use prevention program for college students called MyStudentBody - Drugs (MSB-Drugs). There is a serious need for easily accessible and effective drug use prevention for college students. Relative to alcohol, drug use prevention is neglected on college campuses, despite the prevalence of use by college students, and the serious consequences that can ensue. Indeed, the Task Force on College Drinking (2002) has called for broadening the alcohol-focused prevention paradigm to include other drugs. Typical broad-based prevention strategies are not generally appealing to students, and more targeted and self-guided approaches are needed (Miller et al., 2000). Drawing on theoretical and empirical work, MSB-Drugs will incorporate features demonstrated to be effective in reducing substance use, including a personal risk assessment with tailored motivational feedback, basic education about different drugs as well as addiction, and skill-building activities. MSB-Drugs will also harness the power of Web and multimedia technologies to create a truly innovative approach to drug use prevention with college students. Phase I will involve formative research to determine content and structure of the program. Focus groups and concept mapping will be conducted with college students, peer educators, and college health professionals. A demonstration website will be developed, and usability and acceptance testing will be conducted. This proof-of-concept research will help establish the feasibility of an online drug prevention education program.