Participation in the study involves answering questions about your attitudes, opinions and experiences with health-related issues such as injuries, violence or crimes like vandalism, and some background questions such as your age and marital status. We also are interested in your experiences with other people’s drinking, smoking, and use of drugs, even if you do not drink alcohol or use tobacco or drugs.

We are collecting data for scientific purposes only. This survey is used to update statistics about alcohol- and drug-related behaviors in communities across the country. The results are used to guide local health policy and other programs to reduce problems caused by alcohol and drug use

Go to the contact us page where you’ll find ways to get in touch with the study directors, technical assistance, and to learn more about confidentiality and protection of human subjects. 

The survey is about your health experiences. We need to talk to people who don’t know much about their health and people who know a lot about it. We also need to include people who don’t drink alcohol or use drugs to make sure our results represent everyone. Many people find surveys like this to be interesting.

The online questionnaire will take about 30 minutes to fill out, with most people finishing in 20-40 minutes. If needed, you can start the survey now and finish it at another time that is convenient for you.

Yes, survey respondents will receive a $20 Amazon gift code for completing the survey.

We take many steps to ensure all information you provide is kept confidential and private.
Your answers will be grouped with the answers from everyone else who participates, and your specific responses will not be identifiable and cannot be linked back to you.

Also, your information will not be shared with anyone outside of study personnel without your permission. All study personnel are trained on participant privacy and data protection procedures.

You can choose whether or not you want to be in this study. If you volunteer to be in this study, you may exit the questionnaire at any time without any consequences to you.

If you decide to withdraw from the study after completing the web questionnaire, we will accommodate requests extending to any identifiable information that you previously provided that we can feasibly exclude from the study records.

Mental health and alcohol- and drug-related issues hotline
If you or someone you know would like to talk about mental health, an alcohol- or drug-related issue, or to find out about treatment programs in your area, you can call 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357).

Sexual violence hotline
If you or someone you know would like to talk to a trained counselor about sexual violence, please call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

Child abuse hotline
To speak to a trained counselor about child abuse, please call 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453).

Domestic violence hotline
To speak to a trained counselor about domestic violence, please call 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233).