Targeting Alcohol-Opioid Co-Use Among Young Adults Using a Novel MHealth Intervention
Brown University
Summary
The goal of this treatment development project is to develop and pilot an adaptive mobile health (mHealth) intervention that targets the co-use of alcohol and opioids in young adults.
Description
The goal of this treatment development project is to develop and pilot an adaptive mobile health (mHealth) intervention that targets the co-use of alcohol and opioids in young adults. Alcohol is an under-recognized contributor to the opioid crisis that, when used with opioids, substantially increases the risk of opioid overdose and other use-related problems. Despite clear public health significance, however, no existing intervention targets alcohol-opioid co-use. This gap is especially detrimental to young adults aged 18-25, who have the highest rates of alcohol and opioid (i.e., nonmedical p…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Ages 18 to 25 years, inclusive 2. Self-report interest in reducing their alcohol-opioid co-use - outside a research study, people who do not wish to change their co-use are unlikely to download and use an mHealth app designed to reduce co-use. It is important to recruit participants who most closely resemble the intended users of the eventual mHealth intervention. This is defined as reporting any alcohol-opioid co-use goal (i.e., not selecting "No goal" in response to the alcohol-opioid co-use goal question at the screening visit). 3. Self-report engaging in simultaneou…
Interventions
- BehavioralmHealth Intervention
Mobile health intervention, delivered via smartphone, in which the person using the intervention receives timely micro-interventions based on their responses to ecological momentary assessments that they complete.
Location
- Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction StudiesProvidence, Rhode Island