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Behavioral Economic and Wellness-based Approaches for Reducing Alcohol Use and Consequences Among Emerging Adults

Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention approach for non-student emerging adults that attempts to reduce alcohol use by decreasing stress and increasing engagement in positive and goal-directed activities that provide meaningful alternatives to alcohol use.

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse
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Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention approach for non-student emerging adults that attempts to reduce alcohol use by decreasing stress and increasing engagement in positive and goal-directed activities that provide meaningful alternatives to alcohol use.

Behavioral Economic and Wellness-based Approaches for Reducing Alcohol Use and Consequences Among Diverse Non-student Emerging Adults

Behavioral Economic and Wellness-based Approaches for Reducing Alcohol Use and Consequences Among Emerging Adults

Condition
Alcohol Abuse
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Memphis

University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38152

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 to 29 years old
  • * Not a current student or graduate of a 4-year college with no plans to enroll in a 4-year college in the upcoming semester
  • * Stable domicile and contact information
  • * Fluent English speaker
  • * Adequate literacy (\>9th grade reading ability)
  • * Two or more heavy episodic drinking episodes in the past month (\>5/4 standard drinks for males/ females) or exceeding NIAAA guidelines for high risk drinking (\>14/7 drinks per week for men/women).
  • * Current/past psychosis
  • * Current self-initiated AUD/SUD treatment
  • * Weekly or greater nonmedical use of prescription drugs or illegal drugs except cannabis
  • * Risk for alcohol withdrawal as evidenced by either 1) a recent history of alcohol withdrawal symptoms (tremors, anxiety, hallucinations, and seizures that occur after stopping drinking) or 2) very heavy weekly drinking reports on the alcohol screener (\> 40 standard drinks in a typical week in the past month, a value that is \> 2 standard deviations above the average drinks per week level observed in our previous brief alcohol intervention studies).

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 29 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Memphis,

Study Record Dates

2026-05-01