LCHE seminar - Using Behavioral Economics to improve Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Drugs

The Lausanne Center for Health Economics, Behavior, and Policy (LCHE) regularly organizes seminars about Health Economics. More details on www.lche.ch.

Topic of the Seminar

Enhancing the Efficacy of Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Drugs among Higher-Risk Young Adults using Behavioral Economics Models

Young adults report high rates of risk drinking and drug use but rarely present for formal treatment. Brief motivational interventions are promising approaches, but there is a need for novel intervention elements that both enhance efficacy and appeal. This presentation will discuss behavioral economic models of alcohol and drug use/misuse and associated reinforcement-based intervention approaches including the Substance-Free Activity Session.

SPEAKER

• Dr James Murphy

Dr. James Murphy is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Memphis, USA. He has developed and tested novel brief intervention approaches that reduce drinking and drug use with young adults, military veterans, and other high-risk populations. His research also explores novel behavioral economic predictors of substance use severity and treatment outcome, and he has developed novel behavioral economic approaches to enhancing addiction treatment.  

Practical information

• Free admission
• No need to register
• This seminar is given in English.

About LCHE

The Lausanne Center for Health Economics, Behavior, and Policy (LCHE) at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) promotes research, teaching, and policy advice in the fields of health economics, behavior, and policy.

The interdisciplinary center brings together researchers of the Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), the Faculty of Biology and Medicine (CHUV-FBM), and the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC).