The goal of Prescription Drugs is to reduce the use and associated risks of alcohol and other drugs on college campuses.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the social norms around drinking and other drugs on college campuses
• Apply 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

Peer influence and misconceptions: One in four teenagers believe that prescription drugs can be used as a study aid even if the student does not have ADHD.

Refusal skills: Practice refusal skills against diversion and peer pressure, framed around positive relationships and helping a friend.

Safe medication use, storage, and disposal: Two-thirds of teens who misused pain relievers or stimulants in the past year say that they got them from family and friends. Eliminating diversion, teaching proper use, safe storage and disposal of medications diminish opportunities for misuse.

Help-seeking and helping a friend: Understand the signs of addiction and misuse.

Prescription Drugs learning design incorporates evidence-based prevention methods including social norming, refusal 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 in-simulation choices.

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.