Suggested Software & Interactive Web Sites

Help yourself &
Moderation Management.
 
We receive a portion of the proceeds from the Drinker's Check-up web site, and 100% of the proceeds from the sale of BSCPWIN software.
 

For Adults

For College Students
These software programs and interactive web sites have been chosen because there is scientific evidence of their effectiveness in helping problem drinkers.
We'll add new programs and sites as they, and their evidence of effectiveness, become available.

by Dr. Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
Have you wondered about whether you should change your drinking? Get anonymous, objective and confidential help at the Drinker's Check-up.
 
This scientifically based program helps you take a detailed look at your drinking. It then gives you objective feedback about your drinking, comparing your drinking, consequences, risk factors, etc. to others. It finishes up with a section that helps you resolve your ambivalence about whether to change, set goals for changing, a plan for changing, and offers resources for helping you meet your goals. It takes 60-90 minutes (but you can do it in multiple sessions).
 
The Drinker's Check-up will not label you nor tell you what to do. What you decide to do about your drinking, if anything, is entirely up to you. If you do decide to change though, the Check-up can help you decide how to change. It also will recommend resources to help you be successful in changing your drinking. Moderation Management is one such resource.
 
The program begins with a free, scientifically voided screening with feedback based on your score.
If you choose to continue past the screening, there is a fee of $25.
We do not accept advertising on the site so ask those who benefit from using it to support it. There also is a money back guarantee.
Finally a portion of the registration fee is donated to MM.
(Just tell us you came from the Moderation Management web site when you register.)
 
Click here to go there.

BSCPWIN
(Behavioral Self-Control Program for Windows)		 by Dr. Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 
This interactive program helps you learn how to moderate your drinking in 8 sessions. Based on scientific research on moderate drinking, it helps you learn the essential elements you need to achieve moderate drinking. It uses the protocol in How to Control Your Drinking (see below). Sessions include:  
An assessment of your chances for success with moderation Setting up a system of rewards to keep you motivated,
Goal setting and self-monitoring, Discovering events that trigger drinking
Graphical feedback comparing your self-monitoring and progress to your goals, Learning to deal with social pressures to drink,
Techniques to keep you from relapsing into old patterns, and even a graduation!  

A controlled clinical trial found this program to be as effective as face-to-face treatment with a goal of moderation.
See our BSCPWIN Information Page for purchase and general information.
 
Dr. Hester has generously donated 100% of the purchase price of BSCPWIN Software
to Moderation Management! To purchase this software, go to our BSCPWIN Information Page.
The Electronic Check-up to Go
(e-CHUG) for College Students

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 Tolerance Level
Amount Consumed and Peak BAC Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use
Norm Comparisons Genetic Risk Score
Amount and Percent of Income Spent on Alcohol Explanation, advice, local referral information

To use the e-CHUG, click on the "Try it out" tab on the banner at the top of the page.

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