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交互式的，在线多媒体药物使用预防计划，为大学生称为我的学生身体-药物（MSB药物）。大学生迫切需要容易获得和有效的药物使用预防。相对于酒精，药物使用预防在大学校园里被忽视，尽管大学生普遍使用药物，并可能随之产生严重后果。事实上，大学饮酒问题工作组（2002年）呼吁扩大以酒精为重点的预防模式，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（米勒等人，2000年）。根据理论和实证工作，MSB药物将纳入已证明可有效减少药物使用的功能，包括个人风险评估与定制的动机反馈，有关不同药物和成瘾的基础教育以及技能建设活动。MSB药物还将利用网络和多媒体技术的力量，创造一个真正创新的方法来预防药物使用与大学生。第一阶段将涉及形成性研究，以确定该计划的内容和结构。焦点小组和概念图将与大学生，同伴教育者和大学卫生专业人员进行。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一个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.