SynthesisAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2019
Brief Motivational Interventions Are Associated with Reductions in Alcohol-Induced Blackouts Among Heavy Drinking College Students.
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- Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- The Drinking Dashboard for alcohol-induced blackout: A randomized pilot trial.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Trial
- Alcohol-Induced Blackouts and Subsequent Drinking Trajectories: Evidence From Three Longitudinal Samples.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- A behavioral economics substance-free activity session (SFAS) approach to reducing substance use: Narrative review and intervention manual.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2026Review
- A mixed-methods approach to improve the measurement of alcohol-induced blackouts: ABOM-2.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Gender and Childhood Victimization: A Longitudinal Study of Heavy Drinking in Young Adulthood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Intentions and motives to experience alcohol-induced blackout among young adults in college.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Article
- The role of alcohol-induced blackouts in symptoms of depression among young adults.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol-induced blackouts, a form of anterograde amnesia that restricts the encoding of short-term memories into long-term ones, are among the most severe alcohol-related consequences. College students are at high risk of experiencing alcohol-induced blackouts, and there is a need to determine whether alcohol interventions can effectively reduce blackouts in this population. The current study uses data from 3 randomized clinical trials to examine the effect of various intervention approaches on alcohol-induced blackouts.
methodsFour interventions were compared over 3 studies: (i) a computerized feedback intervention (electronic Check-Up To Go [e-Chug]; Study 1); (ii) a single-session brief motivational intervention (BMI; Study 1); (iii) a BMI plus behavioral economic session focused on increasing substance-free activities (BMI + Substance-Free Activity Session [SFAS]; Studies 2 and 3); and (iv) a BMI plus supplemental Relaxation Training session (BMI + Relaxation Training; Studies 2 and 3). Studies 1 and 3 also included an assessment-only control condition. For each study, participants reported whether they had experienced an alcohol-induced blackout at each time point; binary logistic regressions examined differential likelihood of experiencing an alcohol-induced blackout over time.
resultsNeither the single-session BMI nor e-Chug reduced alcohol-induced blackouts over assessment only; however, participants in the BMI + SFAS or BMI + Relaxation Training condition were significantly less likely to experience an alcohol-induced blackout compared to assessment only at 1-month (Wald = 4.77, odds ratio [OR] = 0.53, p = 0.03) and 6-month follow-ups (Wald = 5.72, OR = 0.52, p = 0.02). Study 2 also revealed a larger effect for the BMI + SFAS over the BMI + Relaxation Training condition at 6 months (Wald = 4.11 OR = 0.22, p = 0.043), although this was not replicated in Study 3. The effects for the 2-session BMIs lasted 6 months, at which point maturation effects diminished differences between assessment-only and intervention conditions.
conclusionsTwo sessions of BMI are a substantial enough dose to result in reductions in alcohol-induced blackouts among college student heavy drinkers.
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