Alcohol & Other Drugs

The goal of Alcohol & Other Drugs is to help students build the skills and confidence to support healthy decisions for themselves and their peers, reducing adverse outcomes associated with substance use.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the social norms around drinking and other drugs
• Apply refusal strategies that help an individual know when and how to say no
• Examine the risks associated with alcohol and other drug use
• Recognize when and how to refer peers to seek out additional help
• Apply safe, positive, actionable strategies for intervening in situations where alcohol or other drugs are being misused
• Compose a personal positive behaviors action plan

Alcohol & Other Drugs learning design incorporates evidence-based prevention methods including social norming, bystander skills, and values and goal setting. Research shows that with experiential practice, increased emotional engagement and reflective thinking leads to stronger self-efficacy and behavior change.

Public health prevention specialists, campus wellness professionals, and real students contributed to the simulation content.

Students receive customized feedback based on their choice of a virtual coach that represents their level of risk - low, mid, or high.

The simulation is available online 24/7. Users are asked to complete pre-, post-, and 3-month follow up surveys to assess changes in skills. Attitudes, and behavior. Upon completion, users receive a certificate of completion.  Clients have access to usage reports and evaluation data via the Kognito client portal.