The e-CHUG, already in use at 71 universities and colleges across 23 states, is a brief assessment and feedback tool designed to reduce drinking among college students. Drawing on social norms marketing (Hanes & Spear, 1996) and motivational interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2002) theories, the CHUG is designed to motivate students to reduce their consumption using personalized information about their own drinking and risk factors. The feedback, whether used in conjunction with counseling, or as a stand-alone intervention, includes information which have been shown to be particularly motivating to college drinkers:
Quantity and Frequency of Drinking, Caloric Intake
# Amount Consumed and Peak BAC
Norm Comparisons
Amount and Percent of Income Spent on Alcohol
Tolerance Level
Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use
Genetic Risk Score
Explanation, advice, local referral information
What does it do?
When a users accesses the e-CHUG, they are prompted to enter information about themselves. In addition to demographic information, they enter information about their drinking habits, family history, and complete the World Health Organization’s Alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT). After all information has been entered, the user submits the form. The information the student entered is validated and then processed. The e-CHUG calculates a number of variables and compares the user’s responses to national and local college norms. Then, that information is displayed in standard HTML format.
Directions
Read all directions before preceding.
Hit the link "Click Here for E-CHUG."
Read all directions listed at top of window that opens.
Be sure that you understand what the standard definition of a drink is.
Complete all questions/field as honestly as you can, to the best of your ability.
When survey is completed hit submit button at bottom of page.
On your feedback page, you will receive a Reference Number located to the right of the box underneath the statement "Your Drinking Profile."
Record this number for future visits to the website. Doing so will allow you to track your alcohol consumption patterns
