A smartphone app to help reduce heavy drinking
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This study tests a smartphone program to help people who want to cut back on heavy drinking. It focuses on delivering support via text messages over the course of a month.
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Who can take part
- You must live in Connecticut.
- You need a smartphone that can send and receive text messages and has internet access.
- You have had at least 5 heavy drinking days (4 or more drinks for women, 5 or more for men) in the past month.
- You have moderate to severe alcohol use disorder, as measured by a brief questionnaire.
- You want to cut down or stop drinking.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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