• New Our ModerateDrinking web application is now online and available for use by individuals who want to cut back on their drinking. Details are here. View a demo movie that provides an overview of the program.
• New The early results of our ModerateDrinking.com randomized clinical trial have just been published in October's issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Read the abstract. Email Dr. Hester for a pdf copy of the paper.
• New. A paper reporting the full 12-month outcomes of our ModerateDrinking.com randomized clinical trial is in preparation. Read the abstract.
• New. Based on the outcomes of our ModerateDrinking.com clinical trial we have submitted the program for consideration of listing in SAMSHA's National Register of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. The review process will occur in the spring of 2010.

• The Drinker's Check-up has been included in SAMSHA's National Register of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Read a description of the Drinker's Check-up.
• The Drinker's Check-up is now free.
  • This is the same application as we're testing in the clinical trial described below. Journalists can download graphics from the program in the media kit. We have published three papers describing the clinical trial and its outcomes. Email Dr. Hester for pdf copies of the papers.
• View a slide show presentation about the Drinker's Check-up including outcomes of our randomized clinical trial.

• Bob Meyers and Brenda Wolfe's self-help guide for concerned friends and family members of individuals with alcohol and drug problems is now available. Here's a description and order information.
• What works? A summary of alcohol treatment research that rank orders treatment protocols by their evidence of effectiveness.
• DWI treatment demonstration program using a brief motivational intervention.  Results of 12 month follow-ups.
• Consulting
• Personnel of the Research Division
• Publications Full text versions of manuscripts and book chapters. We will publish them here as we are able to obtain copyright releases (which unfortunately, isn't too often).
• Research activities
• Software We develop technological solutions for individuals with drinking problems.
• Motivational Interviewing training video Now on DVD
• Order Form for software programs and training video

• CRA and CRAFT
• Harm Reduction Therapy Center (San Francisco CA)
• Alternative Support Groups
• SMART Recovery
• Moderation Management
• Andrew Tartarsky's Harm Reduction web site (New York, NY)
• ModerateDrinkingOptions.com Arnold Washton's programs in NYC and Princeton, NJ

For those interested in viewing demo videos of our Prototype Overcoming Addictions web application, click these links. Note, we are currently applying for Phase II grant funding to complete the development of this program and evaluate its effectiveness in a randomized clinical trial.

• Intro
• Motivation
• Urges
• Self-Management
• Lifestyle