
If you agree to participate in the study, you will be asked to complete a screening to collect your contact information and collect information needed for payment (e.g., W-9 form). We will ask you for your full name, address, telephone number, email address, and your Social Security Number (SSN) as well as contact information for a family member or friend who would know how to reach you. We will only use this information to contact you in the future, in case we cannot reach out to you. Your SSN will be collected for compensation purposes.
You will be asked to complete 4 online surveys per year for the next 3 years. the online surveys will be conducted about every 3-4 months. The first survey will last about 90 minutes and all future surveys will be about 60 minutes. Surveys will cover some basic information about you (for example, age, sex, race, education), your drug use and related symptoms, mental and physical health, relationships with friends and family, stressful events, lifestyle, and your health behaviors including treatment for alcohol use disorder you have sought or received. We will also ask about your employment and housing.
All of your answers to the survey will be confidential and used only for this research study.