Abstract
There is great potential for scaling up the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol and illicit drug use, given the increasing coverage of mobile devices and technologies for digital interventions, including apps for smartphones and tablets. However, while the number of digital interventions is increasing rapidly, the involvement of brief-intervention researchers and the development of good practices has just begun. In 2018, the Special Interest Group on digital interventions of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (e-INEBRIA SIG) initiated a conversation regarding possible avenues of future research, which subsequently became a roadmap for digital interventions. This roadmap consists of points considered relevant for future research, ongoing technological developments, and their implementation across a continuum of prevention and care. Moreover, it outlines starting points for the diversification of brief digital interventions, as well as next steps for quality improvement and implementation in public health and clinical practice. The roadmap of the e-INEBRIA SIG on digital interventions is a starting point that indicates relevant next steps and provides orientation for researchers and interested practitioners with regard to the ambiguous literature and the complexity of current digital interventions.
Highlights
The Special Interest Group on digital interventions of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (e-INEBRIA SIG) was launched at the INEBRIA conference in Lausanne (2016); the group took part in INEBRIA conferences in 2017 (New York) and 2018 (Santiago de Chile)
E-INEBRIA SIG is interested in the potential of electronic health technologies for brief interventions in health and other settings to reduce the harms produced by alcohol, drug use, and gambling
Knowing which technologies can be successfully applied in target groups of alcohol and drug users and which components of interventions are essential for reducing harm could help enhance their impact at a public health level
Summary
The Special Interest Group on digital interventions of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (e-INEBRIA SIG) was launched at the INEBRIA conference in Lausanne (2016); the group took part in INEBRIA conferences in 2017 (New York) and 2018 (Santiago de Chile). E-INEBRIA SIG is interested in the potential of electronic health (eHealth) technologies for brief interventions in health and other settings to reduce the harms produced by alcohol, drug use, and gambling. Knowing which technologies can be successfully applied in target groups of alcohol and drug users and which components of interventions are essential for reducing harm could help enhance their impact at a public health level. Recent meta-analyses have demonstrated the effectiveness of internet interventions at reducing alcohol use in alcohol misusers [1]; reducing cannabis use in cannabis misusers, at least in the short-term [2]; and reducing drug use among opioid and mixed-drug users [3]. Individual patient data (IPD) meta-analyses could, due to their large pooled samples, help to identify initial trends in subgroups (eg, [1])
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