Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS)
THE BASICS PROGRAM
BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) is an educational program to help you explore your drinking behavior in a non-confrontational way. The program takes a harm reduction approach to reduce risky behavior and the potential harmful consequences of alcohol use. Basics is not psychotherapy or counseling.
The program involves: 1) an initial individual meeting with a BASICS provider, 2) completion of an online assessment tool and 3) a second individual meeting, two weeks after the initial meeting, with the same provider. Both meetings will last 45-60 minutes. The assessment tool, which takes 20-30 minutes to complete, generates a personalized profile of your alcohol use and how it compares to other Princeton students. The BASICS provider will review these results with you explore the consequences of your choices, and possible ways to reduce risk in the future.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the program or are interested in participating, please email basics@princeton.edu or call 258-5743.