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Drug and Alcohol Prevention for College Athletes

Award Number: R44DA023735
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2007
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2016

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Drug and Alcohol Prevention for College Athletes - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): College student-athletes are at increased risk of heavy alcohol use, smokeless tobacco use, and the use of performance enhancing substances as compared to non-athlete college students. Despite recent research underscoring the need for athlete-tailored interventions, there are no evidence-based options for the prevention of substance use among college student-athletes that take into account their unique patterns and motivations for use. This void leaves colleges with few easy-to-use, effective, and economical options for meeting the needs of their student-athletes and the minimum drug education requirements set by their governing organizations. The broad aim of the proposed study is to use the innovative Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST; Collins et al., 2005, 2007) to develop a highly effective Internet-delivered program (myPlaybook) for the prevention of substance use among college student-athletes. The MOST approach is a systematic method for making decisions about program development and adaptation that are based on the performance of individual program components. The five core lessons of myPlaybook will undergo two rounds of randomized experimentation and targeted revision. At the conclusion of the second round, the newly optimized version of myPlaybook will be assembled and evaluated in large-scale Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). This "beta" version of myPlaybook will be compared to an Internet-based college alcohol intervention with proven effectiveness with general college students (College Alc; Bersamin et al., 2007; Paschall & Antin, 2008; Paschall et al., 2006). This approach will allow us to 1) develop an intervention that is optimized for considerable impact on substance use outcomes and 2) demonstrate the need for interventions specifically adapted for college student-athletes. The proposed research will be among the first demonstrations of the MOST approach for building and evaluating behavioral interventions with greatly enhanced public health impact.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $59,441 )
2015	2015	PREVENTION STRATEGIES LLC	3 Wenchelsa CT	Greensboro	NC	27410	GUILFORD	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	4	12/11/2014	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$59,441
2015	2013	PREVENTION STRATEGIES LLC	437 HHP BUILDING	GREENSBORO	NC	27402	GUILFORD	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	4	5/13/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $59,441

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $528,034 )
2013	2013	PREVENTION STRATEGIES LLC	3 Wenchelsa CT	Greensboro	NC	27410	GUILFORD	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	4	5/17/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$528,034
														Subtotal = $528,034

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $548,824 )
2012	2012	PREVENTION STRATEGIES LLC	3 Wenchelsa CT	Greensboro	NC	27410	GUILFORD	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	3	5/31/2012	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$548,824
														Subtotal = $548,824

Issue Date FY: 2011 ( Subtotal = $502,451 )
2011	2011	PREVENTION STRATEGIES LLC	3 Wenchelsa CT	Greensboro	NC	27410	GUILFORD	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	2	8/22/2011	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$502,451
														Subtotal = $502,451

Grand Total All Awards = $1,638,750

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Drug and Alcohol Prevention for College Athletes

Award Number: R44DA023735

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2007

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2016

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