TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance use patterns among first-year college students
T2 - Secondary effects of a combined alcohol intervention
AU - Grossbard, Joel R.
AU - Mastroleo, Nadine R.
AU - Kilmer, Jason R.
AU - Lee, Christine M.
AU - Turrisi, Rob
AU - Larimer, Mary E.
AU - Ray, Anne
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by a grant from the NIAAA (R01 AA 12529) awarded to Rob Turrisi.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - This study explored secondary effects of a multisite randomized alcohol prevention trial on tobacco, marijuana, and other illicit drug use among a sample of incoming college students who participated in high school athletics. Students (n = 1,275) completed a series of Web-administered measures at baseline during the summer before starting college and 10 months later. Students were randomized to one of four conditions: a parent-delivered intervention, a brief motivation enhancement intervention (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students [BASICS]), a condition combining the parent intervention and BASICS, and assessment-only control. A series of analyses of variance evaluating drug use outcomes at the 10-month follow-up assessment revealed significant reductions in marijuana use among students who received the combined intervention compared to the BASICS-only and control groups. No other significant differences between treatment conditions were found for tobacco or other illicit drug use. Our findings suggest the potential utility of targeting both alcohol and marijuana use when developing peer- and parent-based interventions for students transitioning to college. Clinical implications and future research directions are considered.
AB - This study explored secondary effects of a multisite randomized alcohol prevention trial on tobacco, marijuana, and other illicit drug use among a sample of incoming college students who participated in high school athletics. Students (n = 1,275) completed a series of Web-administered measures at baseline during the summer before starting college and 10 months later. Students were randomized to one of four conditions: a parent-delivered intervention, a brief motivation enhancement intervention (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students [BASICS]), a condition combining the parent intervention and BASICS, and assessment-only control. A series of analyses of variance evaluating drug use outcomes at the 10-month follow-up assessment revealed significant reductions in marijuana use among students who received the combined intervention compared to the BASICS-only and control groups. No other significant differences between treatment conditions were found for tobacco or other illicit drug use. Our findings suggest the potential utility of targeting both alcohol and marijuana use when developing peer- and parent-based interventions for students transitioning to college. Clinical implications and future research directions are considered.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.07.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 20817383
AN - SCOPUS:78049312198
SN - 0740-5472
VL - 39
SP - 384
EP - 390
JO - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
JF - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
IS - 4
ER -