Northeastern University/Institute on Urban Health Research SBIRT

Summary: The program at Northeastern University (Northeaster University Student Assistance Program – NUSAP) is unique in that the SBI is integrated into the University Health and Counseling Services. To date the study has enrolled 1076 students through self referrals (n= 391) and health center referrals (n=686). Preliminary outcomes based on 445 students who have completed baseline and 6 month follow-up site specific surveys suggest that BASICS may be useful in decreasing alcohol use among college students. Specifically we found that the number of drinks during the week, number of drinks during the weekend, number of drinks time drank most, number of drinks drank most over the weekend, and binge drinking (all in the past 30 days) decreased from baseline to 6 month follow-up. These findings were statistically significant at p<.0001. We found statistically significant decreases in marijuana and cocaine use (in the past 6 months) between baseline and 6 months. We also found a significant dosage effect where there was a reduction in drinking based on how many sessions of BASICS (0, 1, or 2) a person completed. Finally, we found some significant increases with readiness to change and protective drinking factors. These results should be interpreted with caution as several limitations apply such as the lack of a comparison group and possible self-report bias.

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