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## Prime for Life Programs & Courses
From classrooms to communities, from prevention to personal change, Prime For Life is cultivating healthier choices today to create flourishing lives tomorrow.
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Prime For Life® provides a judgment-free way of understanding how alcohol and drug-related problems develop, what we can do to prevent them, and why sometimes we need help.](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-for-life/ "Prime For Life") [\\
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Prime Choices will help you examine your current relationship with alcohol and drugs, and help identify the tools to shape that relationship to align with your personal goals and values.](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-choices/ "Prime Choices") [\\
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MyPrime® is an online, self-led, personalized course. This program aims to change drinking and drug use behaviors by helping participants learn to reduce their risk of alcohol- and drug-related problems throughout a lifetime.](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-accountability/ "Prime Accountability") [\\
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Prime Parents is a retooling of our traditional parent materials, designed to give parents better information and strategies for how to talk with their children about safe, healthy choices, and provide helpful life strategies for all.](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-parents/ "Prime Parents") [\\
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The 420 program uses Prime For Life® concepts to explore the risks around THC use specifically, and around alcohol and other drugs too.](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-for-life-420/ "Prime For Life 420") [\\
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Prime Solutions® is a “flexibly standardized” approach to treatment. It provides flexibility for counselors to meet the varied needs of clients, along with the standardization state and local agencies require to ensure quality.](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-solutions/ "Prime Solutions")
## How Prime for Life is Changing Lives
From classrooms to communities, from prevention to personal change, Prime For Life is cultivating healthier choices today to create flourishing lives tomorrow.
### Instructor courses
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Prime for Life helps people make informed, healthy choices about substances and life habits that lead to happier, more fulfilling futures.
[Find a training](https://primeforlife.org/events/)
### Grounded in Research, Proven in Experience
Over the last four decades, our approach has evolved alongside new research and understandings, but our core remains the same. Help people reflect on their choices, understand risks clearly, and build the confidence to live in alignment with what they value most.
[Read our research](https://primeforlife.org/research/)
### Dedicated to growth for over 40 years
Growth is rarely a straight line. It bends, it stretches, it pauses, but it always carries us forward. Prime for Life exists in that same spirit. Our work is rooted in the belief that every person has the capacity to grow toward a healthier, more fulfilling future.
[Learn about us](https://primeforlife.org/about/)
## The Latest News
[See All News](https://primeforlife.org/about/press/)
[](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-program-implementation-map/ "2025 Prime Program Implementation Map")
02.10.2026
[2025 Prime Program Implementation Map](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-program-implementation-map/ "2025 Prime Program Implementation Map")
Prime For Life, Prime Solutions, and myPrime are in use across the United States and around the world! Below is a map of where our programs were found in 2025, \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-program-implementation-map/ "2025 Prime Program Implementation Map")
[](https://primeforlife.org/pris-low-risk-guidelines-2026-update/ "PRI’s Low-Risk Guidelines: 2026 Update")
01.15.2026
[PRI’s Low-Risk Guidelines: 2026 Update](https://primeforlife.org/pris-low-risk-guidelines-2026-update/ "PRI’s Low-Risk Guidelines: 2026 Update")
We receive a lot of questions about our 0-1-2-3 Low-Risk Guidelines for alcohol and drugs, and we know our program instructors do too! Below is a link to recent responses \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/pris-low-risk-guidelines-2026-update/ "PRI’s Low-Risk Guidelines: 2026 Update")
[](https://primeforlife.org/prime-newsletter-fall-winter-2025-2026/ "PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026")
01.10.2026
[PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026](https://primeforlife.org/prime-newsletter-fall-winter-2025-2026/ "PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026")
A meditation, an evaluation, and a look into drug-impaired driving. BROWSE THE FALL/WINTER 2025-2026 EDITION OF PRIME! This issue includes special tributes to Michelle Stephen Seigel throughout. Our sincere thanks \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/prime-newsletter-fall-winter-2025-2026/ "PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026")
## Testimonials
##### The material came naturally to me because it is framed around the things I believe in: inclusion, client as expert in their own life, non-confrontational, hope, resilience, strengths, self-discovery and choice.
Prime For Life® Instructor
##### Prime for Life and Prime Solutions instructors and staff are excellent in helping you in your journey to be the best you can be in all your endeavors. The best at being open, understanding, warm-hearted, honest, friendly, caring, giving, always listening to you and helping you along your paths of life.
Prime For Life® Instructor
##### Every day I use Prime, I’m amazed at how well it’s designed and what it can accomplish with clients in such a short amount of time. The profound experience clients will have with Prime is what I have been looking for. The insight Prime brings to clients is one that I can feel proud of because I know it gives clients the necessary information they need to make choices and changes so as to live a fuller life.
North Carolina Prime For Life® Instructor
##### Prime for Life and Prime Solutions instructors and staff are excellent in helping you in your journey to be the best you can be in all your endeavors. The best at being open, understanding, warm-hearted, honest, friendly, caring, giving, always listening to you and helping you along your paths of life.
Prime For Life® Instructor
##### The material came naturally to me because it is framed around the things I believe in: inclusion, client as expert in their own life, non-confrontational, hope, resilience, strengths, self-discovery and choice.
Prime For Life® Instructor
##### Every day I use Prime, I’m amazed at how well it’s designed and what it can accomplish with clients in such a short amount of time. The profound experience clients will have with Prime is what I have been looking for. The insight Prime brings to clients is one that I can feel proud of because I know it gives clients the necessary information they need to make choices and changes so as to live a fuller life.
North Carolina Prime For Life® Instructor
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## Evidence-Based Substance Use Treatment for Counselors and Clients
Prime Solutions® is a “flexibly standardized” approach to treatment. It provides flexibility for counselors to meet the varied needs of clients, along with the standardization state and local agencies require to ensure quality. Consistent with Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and the Transtheoretical Model of Change, all 20 session topics are designed for easy integration with Twelve-Step involvement and enriched with carefully developed media.
## Who Is It For?
People who make high-risk choices around alcohol and drugs progress toward their trigger point for addiction. Some people get close to it, or even go beyond. Prime Solutions is designed for these people.
Developed in collaboration with several leading addiction experts, Prime Solutions is a treatment program to help clients diagnosed with a substance use disorder.
Since Prime Solutions is protocol-driven, it takes the guesswork out of what is next, yet also allows for creative adaptation to meet the needs of any session, group or individual.
- Individual or group
- Open or closed
- Inpatient, residential or outpatient
- English or Spanish
## For Counselors
Get started with engaging training where you will learn to:
- Use a non-confrontational approach to treatment that allows clients to maximize their motivation to make changes.
- Inspire clients to look at their beliefs and help them gain lifetime skills for dealing with craving and temptation.
- Maintain treatment focus in each session without excessive drift to other issues while maintaining rapport with clients.
Access to state-of-the-art online development tools and resources—anywhere, anytime, review it all!
A secure online manual filled with:
- Engaging, media-enriched, evidence-derived session content
- Extensive topic-specific training to help implement sessions in a way consistent with evidence-based practices
- Capabilities to highlight and note for later use
Expert insights on the following (and more!):
- The [Transtheoretical Model](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/ "Transtheoretical Model") with Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD
- [Motivational Interviewing](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/motivational-interviewing/ "Motivational Interviewing") with William Miller, PhD
- Motivational Interviewing with Theresa Moyers, PhD
- Craving with Anna Rose Childress, PhD
- 12-Step Research with Scott Tonigan, PhD
- ASAM Placement with Gerald Shulman, MA
- Contingency Management with Nancy Petry, PhD
- Spirituality in Recovery with Ernie Kurtz, PhD
- Addiction and the Brain with Allan Barger, MA
## For Clients
**We meet clients where they currently are.\*** Each client is unique. Instead of pushing your client through a “one-size-fits-all” program, meet clients where they are by tailoring Prime Solutions® to their current stage of change.
_\*Clients do not need [Prime For Life](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-for-life/ "Prime For Life") ® before entering Prime Solutions, but many benefit from it as a pretreatment experience, working through the first three Stages of Change as laid out in the [Transtheoretical Model](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/ "Transtheoretical Model")._
**Clients, guided by the counselor**, the workbook and the video-based discussion modules:
- Learn how to reduce risks.
- Develop low-risk beliefs and clear standards.
- Gain skills to manage cravings and temptations.
**Clients get more out of each session.** Counselors present materials that promote focus on and reduce drift away from important topics, increasing the level of information that works toward promoting behavioral change.
**Clients feel safe and open to treatment**. Because a judgmental or controlling approach is a barrier to change, Prime Solutions does not moralize or dictate certain behaviors. By using a non-confrontational counseling approach, your clients:
- Are more receptive to the treatment process as they gain lifetime skills for dealing with craving and temptation.
- Experience less resistance.
- Have higher motivation to make behavioral changes.
- Have increased trust and confidence in you to facilitate their own processes of change.
## Outcomes
Prime Solutions is an evidence-derived program, meaning the program is built on evidence-based practices. PRI is in the process of evaluating the effectiveness of Prime Solutions, but there are already [**positive outcomes available**](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-solutions-evaluations/ "Prime Solutions Evaluations")!
## Let’s Enhance Our Practice
Learn more about incorporating Prime Solutions into your practice, or dive into training!
[Contact Us](https://primeforlife.org/about/contact/) [Train In Prime Solutions](https://primeforlife.org/events/) [Preview Workbook](https://primeforlife.org/preview-workbooks/)
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Prime For Life® (PFL) is a motivational intervention designed to reduce the incidence of alcohol- and drug-related problems. In this report, we present findings from a recent evaluation of PFL \[…\]
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From classrooms to communities, from prevention to personal change, Prime For Life is cultivating healthier choices today to create flourishing lives tomorrow.
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Prime Solutions® is a “flexibly standardized” approach to treatment. It provides flexibility for counselors to meet the varied needs of clients, along with the standardization state and local agencies require to ensure quality.](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-solutions/ "Prime Solutions") [\\
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## Our Mission
Our mission is simple: To reduce problems related to alcohol and substance use. We strive to inform. We strive to inspire. We strive to promote growth.
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As marijuana becomes more widely legalized in the United States, most of us are hearing more about it in our communities, media, and politics. Much of what we hear might make marijuana sound “safe” or “low-risk.” But is it? Prime For Life 420 helps answer this question.
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## Who Is It For?
Prime For Life 420 is for those court-ordered to attend a marijuana-specific program. It addresses issues like:
- Is marijuana addictive?
- Can problems happen from marijuana impairment?
- It’s legal and it’s natural, so what’s the big deal?
Prime For Life 420 can also be useful for selective prevention groups, for persons who have THC problems among their family or friends, or for those with a low risk perception or curiosity about marijuana and/or other drugs.
Prime For Life Participants: It is our hope that Prime For Life will help all participants reflect on personal choices, be inspired and motivated to make changes, and most importantly, protect the things they value most in life.
## What you’ll experience
Three learning units:
- Exploring Unit: Examines the perception of personal risk
- Reflecting Unit: Illustrates the progression toward addiction and allows participants to assess where they might be on that path
- Protecting Unit: Guides preparation for personal change
Research and insights based on more than 1,800 studies conducted over the last 75 years around the globe.
Specific guidance regarding personal choices, the management of resistance, support for change, and a plan for success.
Activities that are to be completed during sessions, utilizing workbooks required for all participants.
## How you’ll experience it
Utilizing an easily accessible, media-rich presentation that guides instruction and engages audiences using:
- Images
- Animations
- Videos
With persuasion and motivational protocol, utilizing principles and processes consistent with [Motivational Interviewing](https://primeforlife.org/motivational-interviewing) and the [Transtheoretical Model.](https://primeforlife.org/transtheoretical-model)
Emphasizing the role of empathy and the importance of collaboration.
Presenting carefully selected information in a non-judgmental way which provokes new thinking and provides individuals with a solid basis for making decisions about their own alcohol and drug use.
## Keys to success
**Instructor-Led**
The Prime For Life 420 experience is led by a certified instructor, and certification in any version of Prime For Life allows an instructor to deliver all versions of the program. Effectiveness also requires fidelity and we measure fidelity among instructors with our expert-designed quality assurance tool, [**Moving ForWarD**](https://primeforlife.org/moving-forward/ "Moving Forward"). Interested in becoming a Prime For Life Instructor? Visit the [**New Instructor Training page**](https://primeforlife.org/events/ "Professional Training Events") for more information.
**PRI-Supported**
PRI supports instructors with ongoing toll-free program assistance, web support, webinars, media-rich online manuals, and customizable instructor dashboards filled with resources.
## Outcomes
Prime For Life 420 is a recent variation of the tried and true [Prime For Life](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-for-life/) program and anecdotal reports indicate it works equally as well. The PRI research team is committed to collecting data to show its effectiveness and we look forward to sharing those results with you in the future. **[Review Prime For Life outcomes here.](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/ "")**
In the meantime, one thing is clear: After experiencing Prime For Life or Prime For Life 420, participants’ understanding of personal risk changes. They walk away knowing that their choices – whether about alcohol, THC use, diet and exercise, or anything in between – matter.
## Let’s Talk THC
Looking for a THC prevention program that works? You’ve found it! Connect to see how Prime For Life 420 meets your group’s needs. Click Get Started below or call [1-800-922-9489](tel:18009229489 "") _._
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The purpose of the site is to provide a way for you to learn about the Prime For Life® and Prime Solutions ® substance abuse prevention programs and variations thereof (the “Prime programs”). This site also allows you to pursue training and certification in those programs, provides access to relevant materials, and allows you to track and maintain your certification and training.
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The information we collect varies depending upon your activities when using the site. We collect personally-identifying information you choose to provide to us on the site or to PRI directly for creation of your account, including when you submit questions or information through the site or when you register to use the site. This information may include your name, username, address, telephone number, email address, and information relating to your progress and participation in Prime programs.
You can also submit personal stories through the website and we may wish to contact you regarding your story. You may also submit stories anonymously by declining to enter your name and contact information and by checking the box requesting anonymity.
In addition, we automatically gather certain other information and store it in log files. This information may include (as applicable) internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, geolocation information, and information on what pages visitors access or visit. We collect and store this information on an individual basis and in aggregate, or combined, form.
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Prime For Life will also use the information it collects to track your participation in Prime programs, analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ use of the site, and to gather demographic information about our user base. We also use this information to improve the content of the site, and to customize the content and layout of our pages. All of this is done with the intention of making the site more useful to users.
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We will share your personal information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, so long as these parties agree to keep the information confidential. We will also share your personal information to relevant authorities or state bodies to confirm your training and certification in the Prime Programs. We may also release your personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our safety, property, or rights, or the safety, property, or rights of others. Otherwise, we do not rent, sell, or transfer personal information to any third parties.
In the future, PRI, this site or the Prime programs could be sold or transferred. If that happens, the information we have gathered may be one of the assets transferred.
### How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We will retain your information for as long as your account remains active and for as long as relevant authorities or state bodies may request that we retain information related to your training and certification in the Prime Programs. Questions or other personal information submitted outside of an account will be kept for 6 months. We reserve the right to delete information when it is no longer needed for those purposes. We may retain certain anonymous, de-identified or aggregated information, including personal stories, indefinitely for research and educational purposes.
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[David Rosengren Ph.D.](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/david-rosengren-ph-d/ "David Rosengren Ph.D.")
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1980
## Curriculum Development Began
Ray developed the first version of the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model and began curriculum development.
1983
## PRI was founded Ray Daugherty and Terry O’Bryan.
1984
## Our doors officially opened.
PRI’s first program, Talking With Your Kids About Alcohol (TWYKAA), was rooted in Ray’s work for the Kentucky Alcoholism Council (KAC) between 1978 and 1983. An evaluation conducted by KAC and Norman VanTubergen, Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky found significant reductions in the drinking of adults going through the program and reductions in the drinking of their teens within six months.
Using a research-based approach grounded solidly in the gentle, non-judgmental approach that communication researchers find to be persuasive in changing attitudes and behavior, the PRI program found a place in communities across the United States and beyond. Instructors quickly started requesting versions of the program for diverse audiences such as college students, military personnel, and DUI offender classes. The program soon became the Talking About Alcohol and Drugs Series.
1987
## A little recognition…
PRI programs “Talking With Your Kids About Alcohol” and “Talking With Your Students About Alcohol” were chosen among America’s Top 20 Prevention Programs by the US Office of Substance Abuse Prevention. PRI expanded curricula to include drugs, emphasizing widely applicable principles.
1990
## Technology Advances
Color slides replaced overhead transparencies for program delivery, and the first video media was introduced for instructor use! Our programs have truly stood the test of time and technology…
1994
## One Program. Two Languages.
After interviewing instructors, a consulting firm highlighted two points. First, instructors said the partnership forged between them and PRI’s training and support team is what makes everything work. Second, instructors emphasized the program was designed for a lifetime; it was lifesaving and life enhancing. Putting those together, “It is PRI and Me and we are working together to enhance and save lives.” Our signature program was renamed “Prime For Life.”
The same year, the program was released in Spanish for the first time.
1998
## Global Expansion
In 1998, Prime For Life was adopted by the Swedish military, expanding the program outside the US for the first time. This trend would continue in the coming years, with four branches of the US military adopting the program for worldwide use from 2005-2019, and several other countries implementing.
1998
## Lifestyle Risk Reduction Gets a Book
Ray Daugherty and Carl Leukefeld published the first book on the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model: Preventing Alcohol and Drug Problems Across the Lifespan, Plenum Press.
2009
## Prime Solutions® treatment program was created
Prime For Life® was added to the National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (NREPP)\* and our treatment program, Prime Solutions®, was created. Due to Prime For Life’s effectiveness, instructors asked us to develop a companion program to enhance the treatment experience. Together with leading authorities Carlo DiClemente, Ph.D., Theresa Moyers, Ph.D., and Gerald Shulman, M.A., the team developed Prime Solutions®, an evidence-derived program designed to help counselors more easily and effectively implement evidence-based practices in addiction treatment.
\*Note: NREPP was discontinued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2018 and has yet to be replaced by a similar system.
2015
## Say hello to the PFL App!
With the release of Prime For Life, Version 9, came another advance in technology and delivery: The Prime For Life App! Since 2015, PRI has continued to update and improve the App, striving toward ease of delivery for instructors and easy understanding for program participants.
2020
## Virtual Options Abound
With 2020 came both challenges and opportunities for growth. We ushered in an era of virtual delivery of Prime For Life via Zoom and other platforms, developed an online New Instructor Training course, and expanded myPrime use to fit the needs of our partners and their participants.
2026
## New Look, New Era
New look. New(ish) name. More options than ever.
We’re thrilled to launch a new brand as _Prime For Life by Prevention Research Institute_, growing the name that so many recognize and expanding to meet new audiences with exciting new program and tool options coming soon!
## Growth Starts Here.
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[Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/ "Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model*")
Register for this event \*Repeated Session All sessions are live-hosted, screen-to-screen 1.5 hour Continuing Education Sessions (CES) with PRI Trainers. All sessions will be presented via Zoom. PRI is unable \[…\]
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[The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/ "The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?*")
Register for this event \*Repeated Session All sessions are live-hosted, screen-to-screen 1.5 hour Continuing Education Sessions (CES) with PRI Trainers. All sessions will be presented via Zoom. PRI is unable \[…\]
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[Medications and Recovery: Let’s Talk About It\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/ "Medications and Recovery: Let’s Talk About It*")
Register for this event \*Repeated Session All sessions are live-hosted, screen-to-screen 1.5 hour Continuing Education Sessions (CES) with PRI Trainers. All sessions will be presented via Zoom. PRI is unable \[…\]
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[Prime For Life New Instructor Training Online](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/program-professionals/professional-training-events/prime-for-life-new-instructor-training-online/ "Prime For Life New Instructor Training Online")
Let’s do this! Welcome to the Prime For Life New Instructor Training Online (NITO) experience! Register for training below, and customize your own training schedule along the way. Register Already \[…\]
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[Prime Solutions Training Schedule](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/program-professionals/professional-training-events/prime-solutions-training-schedule/ "Prime Solutions Training Schedule")
Plan ahead for upcoming Prime Solutions Trainings – before they open! Check it out! Prime Solutions Level I Training Series are hosted throughout the year. Please see the calendar below \[…\]
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Browse upcoming Prime for Life training events, continuing education sessions, and instructor development opportunities available across participating states.
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[Prime For Life 420](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-for-life-420/ "Prime For Life 420")
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[South Carolina Prime For Life Continuing Education Training: Columbia, SC 2026](https://primeforlife.org/event/south-carolina-prime-for-life-continuing-education-training-columbia-sc-2026/ "South Carolina Prime For Life Continuing Education Training: Columbia, SC 2026")
Register for this event A live in-person continuing education training is now available for Prime For Life South Carolina instructors. \*South Carolina instructors are required to attend 12 hours of \[…\]
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[LRADAC Education Center](https://primeforlife.org/venue/lradac-education-center/ "LRADAC Education Center")
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[Georgia Prime For Life Continuing Education Training: Jekyll Island 2026](https://primeforlife.org/event/georgia-prime-for-life-continuing-education-training-jekyll-island-2026/ "Georgia Prime For Life Continuing Education Training: Jekyll Island 2026")
Register for this event A live in-person continuing education training is now available for Prime For Life Georgia instructors. \*Georgia instructors are 32 hours required in a 4-year period, first \[…\]
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[Jekyll Island Convention Center](https://primeforlife.org/venue/jekyll-island-convention-center/ "Jekyll Island Convention Center")
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[Substance Use and Mental Health: The What, Why, and How\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/substance-use-and-mental-health-the-what-why-and-how/ "Substance Use and Mental Health: The What, Why, and How*")
Register for this event \*Repeated Session All sessions are live-hosted, screen-to-screen 1.5 hour Continuing Education Sessions (CES) with PRI Trainers. All sessions will be presented via Zoom. PRI is unable \[…\]
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[Prime Solutions Level I Training Series – July 2026](https://primeforlife.org/event/prime-solutions-level-i-training-series-july-2026/ "Prime Solutions Level I Training Series – July 2026")
Credentialing requirements for online sessions stipulate all participants must (1) individually register, and (2) log into the online session on their own device to received credit/hours for attending. Learners who \[…\]
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[Moving Forward](https://primeforlife.org/moving-forward/ "Moving Forward")
Overview The Moving ForWarD (MFWD) Rating Scale is a tool for assessing instructors’ delivery of Prime For Life® and ensuring program fidelity. Moving ForWarD in Prime Programs This guide for providing feedback \[…\]
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[National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/national-institute-on-alcohol-abuse-and-alcoholism-niaaa/ "National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)")
About NIAAA is one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on \[…\]
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[Alcohol Research Group](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/alcohol-research-group/ "Alcohol Research Group")
About Alcohol Research Group (ARG) conducts and disseminates high-quality research in epidemiology of alcohol consumption and problems including alcohol use disorders, alcohol-related health services research, and analyses of alcohol policy \[…\]
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[Narateen](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/narateen/ "Narateen")
About An extension of Nar-Anon, Narateen is designed for Nar-Anon members in their teens. Membership is anonymous. Audience Teens and young adults with a family member who has drug addiction.
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[Nar-Anon](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/nar-anon/ "Nar-Anon")
About A worldwide 12-step recovery support that is similar to Al-Anon, but is for friends or family of persons with drug addiction. Membership is anonymous. Audience Family and friends of \[…\]
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[Alateen](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/alateen/ "Alateen")
About An extension of Al-Anon Family Groups, Alateen is a fellowship of Al-Anon young adults and teens whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. Membership is anonymous. Audience \[…\]
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[Al-Anon](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/al-anon/ "Al-Anon")
About A 12-step recovery support group that serves family and friends of individuals with alcohol addiction. Membership is anonymous. Audience Family and friends of individuals with alcohol addiction.
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[Women for Sobriety](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/women-for-sobriety/ "Women for Sobriety")
About Women for Sobriety is the first national self-help program for women with alcoholism. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions. Audience Women \[…\]
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[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Mental Health/Substance Abuse](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/u-s-department-of-veterans-affairs-mental-health-substance-abuse/ "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Mental Health/Substance Abuse")
About A service of the VA, this website provides information on substance abuse for veterans and their families with an anonymous screening questionnaire and links to services for those who \[…\]
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[SMART Recovery](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/smart-recovery/ "SMART Recovery")
About SMART Recovery is a self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide comunity that includes \[…\]
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[Native American Indian General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous (NAIGSO-AA)](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/native-american-indian-general-service-office-of-alcoholics-anonymous-naigso-aa/ "Native American Indian General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous (NAIGSO-AA)")
About A 12-step fellowship for Native American Indians. The service offers an inmate correspondence program that connects with Native Americans who have alcoholism and are incarcerated. Membership is anonymous. Audience \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/native-american-indian-general-service-office-of-alcoholics-anonymous-naigso-aa/ "Native American Indian General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous (NAIGSO-AA)")
[Narcotics Anonymous (NA)](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/narcotics-anonymous-na/ "Narcotics Anonymous (NA)")
About Modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous is a 12-step program geared specifically toward overcoming an addiction to drugs. Membership is anonymous. Audience Anyone with a desire to overcome drug \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/narcotics-anonymous-na/ "Narcotics Anonymous (NA)")
[NAADAC – The National Association of Addiction Professionals](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/naadac-the-national-association-of-addiction-professionals/ "NAADAC – The National Association of Addiction Professionals")
About A professional association of counselors specializing in addictions. The link below provides an opportunity to locate NAADAC associated counselors in your area. (Please note: Prevention Research Institute provides this \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/naadac-the-national-association-of-addiction-professionals/ "NAADAC – The National Association of Addiction Professionals")
[Marijuana Anonymous](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/marijuana-anonymous/ "Marijuana Anonymous")
About A support program to help people recover from marijuana addiction. Audience Anyone who has the desire to overcome marijuana addiction. Membership is anonymous.
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/marijuana-anonymous/ "Marijuana Anonymous")
[Crystal Meth Anonymous](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/crystal-meth-anonymous/ "Crystal Meth Anonymous")
About A 12-step fellowship program to help people recover from crystal meth addiction. Audience Men and women who have a desire to overcome crystal meth addiction.
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/crystal-meth-anonymous/ "Crystal Meth Anonymous")
[Cocaine Anonymous (CA)](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/cocaine-anonymous-ca/ "Cocaine Anonymous (CA)")
About A support group to help people recover from cocaine or crack addiction. Membership is anonymous. Audience Anyone with a desire to overcome his or her addiction to cocaine or \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/cocaine-anonymous-ca/ "Cocaine Anonymous (CA)")
[Celebrate Recovery](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/celebrate-recovery/ "Celebrate Recovery")
About Celebrate Recovery is a Christian recovery program based on Biblical principles. It incorporates the 12 Steps of AA with Scriptural references and adds 8 principles based on the Beatitudes. \[…\]
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[Alcoholics Anonymous](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/alcoholics-anonymous/ "Alcoholics Anonymous")
About A worldwide 12-step fellowship for anyone who wants to achieve and maintain sobriety. Membership is anonymous and self-supported through members’ voluntary contributions. Anyone with a desire to stop drinking. \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/alcoholics-anonymous/ "Alcoholics Anonymous")
[North Carolina Prime For Life® Instructor](https://primeforlife.org/testimonial/john-doe-2-2-2/ "North Carolina Prime For Life® Instructor")
Every day I use Prime, I’m amazed at how well it’s designed and what it can accomplish with clients in such a short amount of time. The profound experience clients \[…\]
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The material came naturally to me because it is framed around the things I believe in: inclusion, client as expert in their own life, non-confrontational, hope, resilience, strengths, self-discovery and \[…\]
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[Prime For Life® Instructor](https://primeforlife.org/testimonial/john-doe-1-2/ "Prime For Life® Instructor")
Prime for Life and Prime Solutions instructors and staff are excellent in helping you in your journey to be the best you can be in all your endeavors. The best \[…\]
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[Stewart Perry](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/stewart-perry/ "Stewart Perry")
R. Stewart Perry grew up in Lexington, graduating from Tates Creek High School and attended the University of Kentucky. Since 1982 he has been the co-owner of Perry & Perry \[…\]
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[Ray Daugherty](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/ray-daugherty-2-2/ "Ray Daugherty")
Raymond Daugherty is the primary developer of Prime for Life and co-Founder of Prevention Research Institute. He has been in the addictions field since 1971 and has worked in detox, \[…\]
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[Mike Townsend](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/mike-townsend/ "Mike Townsend")
Mike Townsend is the Director of the Recovery Kentucky initiative with the Kentucky Housing Corporation. The Recovery Kentucky programs consist of eighteen 100+ bed, long-term, specialized housing programs that aim \[…\]
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[Mary Marden Velasquez](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/mary-marden-velasquez/ "Mary Marden Velasquez")
Mary Marden Velasquez, Ph.D., is the Centennial Professor in Leadership for Community, Professional and Corporate Excellence and director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at The University of \[…\]
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[Mark Herren](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/mark-herren/ "Mark Herren")
Mark Herren currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust Co. Previously he served this organization as CEO and Chairman, and as President, after \[…\]
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[Doug Alexander](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/doug-alexander/ "Doug Alexander")
Doug Alexander, MPA, is an expert in public relations, corporate communications, media and governmental relations, advertising and marketing, speech and general business writing. Now retired, he was a self-employed public \[…\]
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[Blair Beadnell](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/blair-beadnell/ "Blair Beadnell")
Blair Beadnell, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an expert in conducting academic research and program evaluation. Research and evaluation activities have included the testing of behavioral interventions, theories, and measurement \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/blair-beadnell/ "Blair Beadnell")
[Allen (Mac) McGahee](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/allen-mac-mcgahee-2/ "Allen (Mac) McGahee")
Allen (Mac) McGahee, Psy.D. is a Master Substance Use Disorder Counselor with over 35 years of counseling experience in the areas of group counseling, individual counseling, evaluations, diagnoses, standardized assessment \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/allen-mac-mcgahee-2/ "Allen (Mac) McGahee")
[Lee Etta Cummings, Chair of the Board](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/lee-etta-cummings-chair-of-the-board/ "Lee Etta Cummings, Chair of the Board")
Lee Etta Cummings, MSW, is an expert on DUI systems at the macro level. She served as DUI program coordinator and later manager in the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and \[…\]
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[Lindsay Williamson](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/lindsay-williamson/ "Lindsay Williamson")
Training
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[Ashly Holland Fry](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/ashly-holland-fry/ "Ashly Holland Fry")
Training
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[Dianne Hayward](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/dianne-hayward/ "Dianne Hayward")
Training
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[Robin Johnson](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/robin-johnson/ "Robin Johnson")
Operations
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[Melanie Snyder](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/melanie-snyder/ "Melanie Snyder")
Media \| Training
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[Larry Walton](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/larry-walton/ "Larry Walton")
Training
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[Mala Pritchard](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/mala-pritchard/ "Mala Pritchard")
Training
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[Jay Pedelty](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/jay-pedelty/ "Jay Pedelty")
Training
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[Allen “Mac” McGahee](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/allen-mac-mcgahee/ "Allen “Mac” McGahee")
Allen (Mac) McGahee, Psy.D. is a Master Substance Use Disorder Counselor with over 35 years of counseling experience in the areas of group counseling, individual counseling, evaluations, diagnoses, standardized assessment \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/allen-mac-mcgahee/ "Allen “Mac” McGahee")
[Renee Eady](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/renee-eady/ "Renee Eady")
Training
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[Colleen Carter-Lunceford](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/colleen-carter-lunceford/ "Colleen Carter-Lunceford")
Program Development \| Training
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[Stephanie Boyd](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/stephanie-boyd/ "Stephanie Boyd")
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[Katya Boltanova](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/katya-boltanova/ "Katya Boltanova")
Training
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[Craig Anderson](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/craig-anderson/ "Craig Anderson")
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[Carlo DiClemente, Ph.D.](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/carlo-diclemente-ph-d/ "Carlo DiClemente, Ph.D.")
Program Development
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[Theresa B. Moyers, Ph.D.](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/theresa-b-moyers-ph-d/ "Theresa B. Moyers, Ph.D.")
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[Rita Dykstra, Ph.D.](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/rita-dykstra-ph-d/ "Rita Dykstra, Ph.D.")
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[Blair Beadnell, Ph.D.](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/blair-beadnell-ph-d/ "Blair Beadnell, Ph.D.")
Blair Beadnell, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an expert in conducting academic research and program evaluation. Research and evaluation activities have included the testing of behavioral interventions, theories, and measurement \[…\]
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[Allan Barger](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/allan-barger/ "Allan Barger")
Program Development \| Research \| Training
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[Rudy Marrufo](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/rudy-marrufo/ "Rudy Marrufo")
Communications
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[Jamee Smith](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/jamee-smith/ "Jamee Smith")
Communications \| Program Development Jamee thinks a lot about how we talk to others. Her workspace overlooks a yard full of ducks and chickens.
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[Ryan Haacke](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/ryan-haacke/ "Ryan Haacke")
Business Development After 21 years in bank leadership, Ryan traded in his calculator to join the Prime For Life family. Helping people feeds his soul. As does a summer day \[…\]
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[Kristy Mayshak](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/kristy-mayshak/ "Kristy Mayshak")
Operations \| Technical Support Kristy is a former Teacher of the Year, and we’re all in agreement that she’s pretty awesome.
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[Rosa Barrón](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/rosa-barron/ "Rosa Barrón")
Operations \| Technical Support \| Training From teaching to translating Prime programs, Rosa can do it all! We also hear rumor that she’s a pretty good cook.
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[Diane Padgett](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/diane-padgett/ "Diane Padgett")
Operations \| Technical Support Diane keeps the office moving – from database management and reporting, to website updates and client support. If there’s something we need, we ask Diane.
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[David Guinnip](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/david-guinnip/ "David Guinnip")
Operations \| Program Development \| Technical Support David loves Prime For Life and serving the community, from the bean counters to the bush whackers. How can I help you today?
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[Derek Jorden](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/derek-jordan/ "Derek Jorden")
Communications \| Training Derek tells the Prime For Life story across the country. He has 2 sons, 2 dogs, 2 cats and spends most of his day trying to figure \[…\]
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[Mark Nason](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/mark-nason/ "Mark Nason")
Research \| Training Mark finds the facts that shape our programs, and translates them so the rest of us can understand. He relaxes at the farm, in the mountains, or \[…\]
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[Erin Shirley Orey, DrPH](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/erin-shirley-orey-drph/ "Erin Shirley Orey, DrPH")
Research A public health practitioner implementing PRI’s evidenced-based research and program evaluation. When you call, you might hear two spirited miniature pinschers, Blue and Deuce, chiming in.
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[Julie Schumacher PhD](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/julie-schumacher-phd/ "Julie Schumacher PhD")
Research Julie enhances clinical practice, research, and education work everywhere she goes. We’re glad she’s back at PRI!
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[Ejna Mitchell](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/ejna-mitchell/ "Ejna Mitchell")
Program Development \| Technical Support \| Training Ejna has lived the PRI mission since she was 21 (so not that long). When not on the road training, she spends time with \[…\]
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[Charlie Crouch](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/charlie-crouch/ "Charlie Crouch")
Management \| Operations Charlie has seen and printed it all – from TWYKAA Kid to Version 9. He and his shih tzus run headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, when they aren’t \[…\]
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[Ray Daugherty](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/ray-daugherty/ "Ray Daugherty")
Management \| Program Development \| Research For Ray, designing and delivering Prime programs is a huge puzzle he loves to work. If not for family, friends, and photography, he might \[…\]
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[Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/aaron-weiner-phd-abpp/ "Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP")
Management \| Program Development \| Training A counseling psychologist, former head of APA’s Division 50 Society of Addiction Psychology, and nationally recognized expert in youth and young people, vaping, nicotine, \[…\]
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[David Rosengren Ph.D.](https://primeforlife.org/team-member/david-rosengren-ph-d/ "David Rosengren Ph.D.")
Evaluation \| Program Development \| Training David is a licensed clinical psychologist who wrote the book on Motivational Interviewing (seriously, look it up – Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner \[…\]
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[Publications & Presentations](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/publications-presentations/ "Publications & Presentations")
Published Books & Chapters Barger, A., Nason, M., Daugherty, R. and Rosengren, D. (2014). Drugs: Reducing Misuse During Adulthood. In Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion, (pp1659-1669). New York, Boston, \[…\]
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[Prime For Life Technical Reports](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/technical-reports/ "Prime For Life Technical Reports")
Below are reports on the effectiveness of Prime For Life across various audiences and demographics. Questions about these evaluations and the methods used can be directed to Rita Dykstra, PRI Research \[…\]
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[Virtual Delivery Effectiveness](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2025_In-Person_vs_Virtual_Delivery_Report.pdf "Virtual Delivery Effectiveness")
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[Recidivism Reports](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/recidivism-reports/ "Recidivism Reports")
Below are research reports regarding the impact of Prime For Life on recidivism: Decreased Recidivism Following Prime For Life Attendance: 2015 Report, Full Indiana 2007 Study, Full Georgia 1997 Study, Full Click here for \[…\]
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[Youth Evaluations](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/youth-evaluations/ "Youth Evaluations")
Prime For Life® is used for young people ages 13-20 who are already engaged in drug use and/or high-risk drinking or who are in a group that is likely to begin \[…\]
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[MyPrime (Self-led, online Prime For Life) Effectiveness (PDF)](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iowa_myPrime_Research_Report_2023.pdf "MyPrime (Self-led, online Prime For Life) Effectiveness (PDF)")
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[College Student Evaluations](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/college-student-evaluations/ "College Student Evaluations")
Prime For Life® is often delivered on college campuses. The program is often taught to students who have violated campus alcohol or drug policies, through freshmen health classes, or through athletic \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/college-student-evaluations/ "College Student Evaluations")
[Research Archive](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/research-archive/ "Research Archive")
Past Prime For Life Impaired Driver Evaluations by State Georgia 2011 Indiana 2011 Iowa 2011 Kentucky 2012 Montana 2012 North Carolina 2012 North Dakota 2012 South Carolina 2012 Tennessee 2012 \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/research-archive/ "Research Archive")
[Impaired Driver Evaluations by State](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/impaired-drivers/ "Impaired Driver Evaluations by State")
Prime For Life® is used statewide for impaired driving offenders in a number of states, and is one of several programs used in others. The impaired driving evaluations show positive \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/impaired-drivers/ "Impaired Driver Evaluations by State")
[Moving ForWarD Prime Solutions Rating Sheet](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Moving-ForWarD-Prime-Solutions-Rating-Sheet.pdf "Moving ForWarD Prime Solutions Rating Sheet")
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[Moving ForWarD Rating Sheet for Coaching](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Moving-ForWarD-Rating-Sheet-for-Coaching-PDF.pdf "Moving ForWarD Rating Sheet for Coaching")
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[Moving ForWarD Coding Manual](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Moving-ForWarD-Coding-Manual-PDF.pdf "Moving ForWarD Coding Manual")
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[Moving ForWarD Rating Sheet](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Moving-ForWarD-Rating-Sheet.pdf "Moving ForWarD Rating Sheet")
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[Moving ForWarD Manual](http://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Moving-ForWarD-Manual_2026.pdf "Moving ForWarD Manual")
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[Branching Script Example & Practice](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Branching-Script-Example-and-Practice.pdf "Branching Script Example & Practice")
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[Getting Off The See Saw](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/getting-off-the-see-saw/ "Getting Off The See Saw")
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[Contexts of Change](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/contexts-of-change/ "Contexts of Change")
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[How People Make Changes](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/how-people-make-changes/ "How People Make Changes")
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[Low Risk Guidelines Info 2026 Update](http://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Update-on-PRIs-Low-Risk-Guidelines-8.11.2026.pdf "Low Risk Guidelines Info 2026 Update")
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[More on the Formula](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/More-on-the-Formula.pdf "More on the Formula")
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[The Prime Mindset](http://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Prime-Mindset_Updated2026.pdf "The Prime Mindset")
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[LRR Detailed Overview](http://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Lifestyle-Risk-Reduction-Model_5pgr_Updated2026.pdf "LRR Detailed Overview")
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[LRR 1-Pager](http://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LRR-1-pager.pdf "LRR 1-Pager")
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[Theory & Foundation](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/theory-foundation/ "Theory & Foundation")
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[Published Overview](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dykstra_et_al-2023-Prevention_Science.pdf "Published Overview")
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[North Carolina Prime For Life® Instructor](https://primeforlife.org/testimonial/john-doe-2-2/ "North Carolina Prime For Life® Instructor")
Every day I use Prime, I’m amazed at how well it’s designed and what it can accomplish with clients in such a short amount of time. The profound experience clients \[…\]
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[Prime Solutions Evaluations](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-solutions-evaluations/ "Prime Solutions Evaluations")
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[Prime For Life Research Evaluations](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/ "Prime For Life Research Evaluations")
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[Moving ForWarD](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/moving-forward/ "Moving ForWarD")
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[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/ "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy")
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[Persuasion Theory](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/persuasion-theory/ "Persuasion Theory")
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[Motivational Interviewing](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/motivational-interviewing/ "Motivational Interviewing")
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[Transtheoretical Model](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/ "Transtheoretical Model")
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[Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/ "Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model")
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Don’t see your state? Contact Us All Classes Alaska State of Alaska Health and Social Services Alcohol and Drug Information School More Information California Ventura County More Information Colorado Colorado \[…\]
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[Compare All Programs](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/compare-all-programs/ "Compare All Programs")
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[Prime Solutions](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-solutions/ "Prime Solutions")
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[Prime For Life](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-for-life/ "Prime For Life")
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[Prime Parents](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-parents/ "Prime Parents")
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[Prime Choices](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-choices/ "Prime Choices")
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[Prime Accountability](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/our-programs/prime-accountability/ "Prime Accountability")
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[Program Participants](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/program-participants/ "Program Participants")
Find the resources you need before, during, or after your Prime for Life experience. Search for a class, access participant materials, or share your story with PRI.
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[Programs & Courses](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/ "Programs & Courses")
Explore Prime for Life’s research-backed prevention and education programs designed for individuals, families, educators, and professionals. Find the course or program that best fits your goals, audience, and setting.
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[2025 Prime Program Implementation Map](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-program-implementation-map/ "2025 Prime Program Implementation Map")
Prime For Life, Prime Solutions, and myPrime are in use across the United States and around the world! Below is a map of where our programs were found in 2025, \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-program-implementation-map/ "2025 Prime Program Implementation Map")
[PRI’s Low-Risk Guidelines: 2026 Update](https://primeforlife.org/pris-low-risk-guidelines-2026-update/ "PRI’s Low-Risk Guidelines: 2026 Update")
We receive a lot of questions about our 0-1-2-3 Low-Risk Guidelines for alcohol and drugs, and we know our program instructors do too! Below is a link to recent responses \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/pris-low-risk-guidelines-2026-update/ "PRI’s Low-Risk Guidelines: 2026 Update")
[PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026](https://primeforlife.org/prime-newsletter-fall-winter-2025-2026/ "PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026")
A meditation, an evaluation, and a look into drug-impaired driving. BROWSE THE FALL/WINTER 2025-2026 EDITION OF PRIME! This issue includes special tributes to Michelle Stephen Seigel throughout. Our sincere thanks \[…\]
[Read More](https://primeforlife.org/prime-newsletter-fall-winter-2025-2026/ "PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026")
[2025 Prime For Life Evaluation Report](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-for-life-evaluation-report/ "2025 Prime For Life Evaluation Report")
Prime For Life® (PFL) is a motivational intervention designed to reduce the incidence of alcohol- and drug-related problems. In this report, we present findings from a recent evaluation of PFL \[…\]
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## Logging In
[Help! I can't remember my login information, what do I do?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
Click on ‘Login’ at the top of a www.primeforlife.org web page. Enter your email address into the ‘Login Recovery’ box. Your login information will automatically be sent to the email address associated with your account. If you experience difficulty, contact PRI.
If you do not receive an email with instructions and a temporary password, please check your bulk or junk mail folders as some email servers automatically filter email sent from other servers.
[Where can I change my password / user ID?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
Once you are logged into Dashboard, you may change your password by clicking on the ‘my profile’ icon in the upper right corner of the gray box.
If you’ve forgotten your password, try the steps above to reset it in ‘Login Recovery.’
[Why do I need to log in?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
If you are a visitor to primeforlife.org, you do not need to log in. Thank for you for exploring the site!
There are many resources related to drug and alcohol prevention and treatment on our website available to the general public. We encourage you to take a look at the research behind Prime For Life and Prime Solutions. If you would like to find out the effect that Prime For Life has on DUI/DWI/OWI participants in different states, take a look at each state’s evaluation reports. You can also take a peek at our newsletter, PRIME Times, to read more about “hot” issues in the drug and alcohol world and gain useful tips for instructors and counselors when working with their clients.
Clicking ‘Dashboard’ will direct you to content that is password protected and reserved only for certified Prime For Life® instructors, Prime Solutions® counselors, and state/system administrators in states using Prime For Life and/or Prime Solutions extensively.
As a certified Prime For Life instructor and/or certified Prime Solutions counselor, you will have access to many resources not available to the general public. Resources include: the online applications (“The App”), program FAQs, marketing brochures, materials when working with parent groups, research documentation, etc. These resources are extremely helpful to affect change as you work with your clients.
If you a trained Prime For Life instructor and/or Prime Solutions counselor, or a state/system administrator, your user account has already been set up. If you’ve forgotten your password, try the steps above to reset it in ‘Login Recovery.’
[I’m a certified Prime For Life instructor / Prime Solutions counselor. How do I log in?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
Click on ‘Login’ at the top right of www.primeforlife.org. You’ll be prompted to log in. Enter your e-mail as your login ID and the password you were given when you attended a training or conference event. Your e-mail address must match the one you provided when you signed up for a training or conference event. You can change your password after you log in.
Problems logging in? We are here to help. Call us at 800.922.9489 8:30-5:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET), or email us.
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For assistance with a disabled account, call us at 800.922.9489 8:30-5:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET), or [contact us.](https://primeforlife.org/about/contact/)
[Why can't I connect to primeforlife.org at work?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
This is most likely due to your company’s Internet firewall settings. Many employers put such restrictions in place to protect their networks. Contact your network administrator for information.
If your computer is always connected to the Internet (through a cable modem or DSL line, for example), a firewall is recommended. If you’re using a standard dial-up connection (through America Online, for example), your computer has a much lower level of risk.
Other steps you can take:
- Clear your browser cache. (See How do I clear my browser’s cache and cookies? for more information.)
- Enter website through our primeforlife.org home page. If you access our website through a bookmark or search engine that places you on an internal page, the link may no longer be valid. Go to our homepage at primeforlife.org and try again.
## Training Registration
[How do I register for an event?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
[Click here](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/program-professionals/professional-training-events/) to view and register for professional training events.
## Ordering Workbooks & Other Materials
[How do I place an order?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
You can use our [online ordering form here](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/program-professionals/order-workbooks/). If you need further assistance, please call our office at 800.922.9489 8:30-5:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET).
## Dashboard
[How do I update my contact information?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
To change your personal information, log in to your primeforlife.org account by clicking Dashboard. Click on ‘my profile’ and modify the appropriate fields. Click the ‘Save Changes’ button to save your changes.
[What is Dashboard?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
Dashboard contains different resources, depending on whether you are a trained Prime For Life® instructor or a trained Prime Solution® counselor. Dashboard includes your Online Manual and other useful resources that help you be more effective with your clients.
Your Personal Information:
- myProfile: Manage your profile, contact information, and email subscriptions and preferences.
- myTrainings: You can view your training history and certificates and upcoming registered classes.
- mySupport: View your recent service requests and access support options, including creating service requests.
Problems navigating the Dashboard? We are here to help. We are here to help. Call us at 800.922.9489 8:30-5:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET), or email us.
## Program Computer Applications
[How do I get the Application or Information about it?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
The computer presentation applications for both Prime For Life and Prime Solutions can be viewed in two ways. We recommend downloading the App using the link below. That will allow you to teach uninterrupted regardless of internet connection issues, and not reliant on bandwidth, which is important if you are teaching virtually via Zoom or a similar platform.
You can also stream the App online. Those links are below as well.
- Prime For Life Computer Application (Download)
- Prime For Life Computer Application (Stream in Browser)
- Prime Solutions Computer Application (Download)
- Prime Solutions Computer Application (Stream in Browser)
## Broken Links & Browsers
[Why does nothing happen when I click a link on your website?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
If a link is supposed to send you to another webpage when clicked, and nothing happens:
1. Do you have a pop-up blocking or ad-blocking plug-in installed on your browser? These programs can possibly interfere with JavaScript on our site. However, we use clear boxes that are not pop-up windows, and should not be affected by your popup window settings. If you would like to try disabling popup blockers to fix the problem, please see “How do I disable my popup blocker?”
2. In addition to popup blockers possibly causing links on our site to not respond, you may find that your web browser’s settings could be interfering with our website. We design our site to work with the default settings on most web browsers. Please set your browser’s Internet Options or Preferences back to the default settings and try the links or features again.
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4. Is primeforlife.org on the restricted-sites list on your computer? Check that primeforlife.org has not been added to a restricted-sites list.
5. Do you have extra security software installed? If you had installed extra security software such as Windows Defender on your computer, you may see unexpected behavior on our website.
6. Do you have the latest version of the plug-in or software? If the link is supposed to open a PDF document, a video, or an audio file, you may need to update the software to the most recent versions. See the help questions for those files.
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We recommend Google Chrome for an optimal experience with the website and online applications.
This website is designed to work with most web browsers for PCs and Macs. However, in order to get the best user experience while navigating through our website, we recommend you always use the most current version of browsers to make sure our web pages display quickly, and that you have the latest security updates. If you use older browsers, you might notice that some functions and features you use on primeforlife.org will stop working as we make upgrades to the site over time.
## PDF Documents & Adobe Reader
[What are PDF files and how do I view them?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
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PDF files are indicated by either the letters \[PDF or pdf\] or the following graphic following the filename PDF.
Although they contain the complete formatting of the original document, including fonts and images, PDF files are highly compressed, allowing complex information to be downloaded efficiently.
Once a PDF reader software is properly installed, you just need to click on a link to a a PDF file on the webpage you are viewing, and it will be loaded for viewing on your computer.
While most modern web browsers are able to open PDF files by default, you may need to download a PDF reader software. There are several free PDF readers available, but we highly recommend using the free Adobe Reader software to view PDF files.
[Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.](http://get.adobe.com/reader "")
[How do I print a PDF File?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
When printing PDF files from within your web browser, do NOT use the web browser print facility. Instead, use the print button in the Adobe Reader tool bar.
## Video & Audio
[Is watching the online videos secure?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
Yes, watching the online videos does not expose your computer to any potential risk.
[Why won't the podcast/videocast player fully buffer?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
There could be a few reasons why this may happen. The most common cause is that your Internet connection has been disturbed or lost during the buffering of the video.
Please ensure that your Internet connection is stable and refresh the webpage. The video should fully buffer.
Another reason could be the use of a firewall. Please ensure that your firewall allows video streaming from this website and refresh the page.
If you are still encountering problems with the video player, please email our support team, call 800.922.9489 8:30-5:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET), or [email us.](https://primeforlife.org/about/contact/)
## Logos & Content Use
[Can I use PRI, Prime For Life®, Prime Solutions® or other PRI branded logos in my marketing materials or on my website?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
We encourage our certified Prime For Life® instructors and Prime Solutions® counselors to promote their alcohol and drug prevention and treatment services.
If you would like to use PRI branded logos on your website, link back to primeforlife.org, or use the logos on your printed marketing pieces such as business cards, brochures and flyers, you will need to submit a request via our [Press page.](https://primeforlife.org/about/press/)
[Do I need permission to produce PRI branded products for my personal use or to distribute to my participants?](https://primeforlife.org/about/faqs/#)
Yes. You must obtain PRI approval before creating products containing Prevention Research Institute, PRI, Prime For Life®, Prime Solutions®, or other trademarked products or services. Approval is needed for custom giveaway products and custom items that will be for re-sale.
Please send your proposed artwork to PRI prior to product production. For more information, please see our terms of use.
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Prime For Life® provides a judgment-free way of understanding how alcohol and drug-related problems develop, what we can do to prevent them, and why sometimes we need help. Research-based alcohol and drug education programs that help people understand personal risk, reflect on their choices, and build healthier behaviors through practical, judgment-free education.
### Doable.
It shifts attitudes, beliefs, and risk perceptions, bringing behavior change within reach.
### Motivational.
It creates a unique self-assessment opportunity to enhance awareness of our values and what we might be risking.
### Effective.
It’s evidence-based and regularly evaluated, providing positive outcomes worldwide.
[Become an Instructor](https://primeforlife.org/events/)
## Who Is It For?
It’s for the curious, the concerned, and those making high-risk choices. Approximately three out of every ten people in the United States make alcohol and/or drug choices that research shows are high risk. They experience the most problems, and this experience is tailored for them. This group includes, but is not limited to, people with a legal or policy violation on the road (impaired driving offenders), on the job, or at school. PRI **[partners with many state and local systems](https://primeforlife.org/programs-courses/program-participants/find-a-class/)** to provide court-required courses.
Shorter variations of this evidence-based, motivational, risk-reduction program make Prime For Life an experience that virtually anyone can benefit from, even those who swear they’d “never touch the stuff!” Prime programs are most appropriate for ages 13 and older.
Prime For Life Participants: It is our hope that Prime For Life will help all participants reflect on personal choices, be inspired and motivated to make changes, and most importantly, protect the things they value most in life.
## What you’ll experience
Three learning units:
- Exploring Unit: Examines the perception of personal risk
- Reflecting Unit: Illustrates the progression toward addiction and allows participants to assess where they might be on that path
- Protecting Unit: Guides preparation for personal change
Research and insights based on more than 1,800 studies conducted over the last 75 years around the globe.
Specific guidance regarding personal choices, the management of resistance, support for change, and a plan for success.
Activities that are to be completed during sessions, utilizing workbooks required for all participants.
## How you’ll experience it
Utilizing an easily accessible, media-rich presentation that guides instruction and engages audiences using:
- Images
- Animations
- Videos
With persuasion and motivational protocol, utilizing principles and processes consistent with [Motivational Interviewing](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/motivational-interviewing/) and the [Transtheoretical Model.](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/)
Emphasizing the role of empathy and the importance of collaboration.
Presenting carefully selected information in a non-judgmental way which provokes new thinking and provides individuals with a solid basis for making decisions about their own alcohol and drug use.
## Keys to success
**Instructor-Led**
The Prime For Life experience is led by a certified instructor, and certification in any version of Prime For Life allows an instructor to deliver all versions of the program. Effectiveness also requires fidelity and we measure fidelity among instructors with our expert-designed quality assurance tool, [**Moving ForWarD**](https://primeforlife.org/moving-forward/ "Moving Forward"). Interested in becoming a Prime For Life Instructor? Visit the [**New Instructor Training page**](https://primeforlife.org/events/ "Professional Training Events") for more information.
**PRI-Supported**
PRI supports instructors with ongoing toll-free program assistance, web support, webinars, media-rich online manuals, and customizable instructor dashboards filled with resources.
## Outcomes
Prime For Life is an experience that has been shared with more than **five million people** over the past thirty years. From [**research we and others do**](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/), from instructors’ observations during their classroom experiences, and through feedback from participants about how Prime For Life has changed their lives, we know it works!
## Let’s Explore Low-Risk Choices
An evidence-based alcohol and drug program that’s engaging, adaptable, and works for your group? This is it. Connect to see how Prime For Life can meet your organization’s needs. Click Get Started below or call [1-800-922-9489](tel:18009229489 "") _._
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Prime Accountability® is an online, self-led, personalized course. This program aims to change drinking and drug use behaviors by helping participants learn to reduce their risk of alcohol- and drug-related problems throughout a lifetime. It is self-paced and host-guided. Participants can log in any time, from any device, and an on-screen host will pick up and keep moving through the course.
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In our rapidly changing world, this list is growing in length. In situations where the existing face-to-face behavioral change intervention of Prime For Life is not available, myPrime is a worthy partner.
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# Prime Solutions Level I Training Series – July 2026
July 9 @ 8:00 am \- 5:00 pm
$600
Credentialing requirements for online sessions stipulate all participants must (1) individually register, and (2) log into the online session on their own device to received credit/hours for attending. Learners who participate in an online session via shared login will not receive a certificate. Learners are also required to attend sessions in full for credit hours to be awarded. Note, participants must attend all three sessions.
PRI supports low-risk driving choices. Therefore, we will remove anyone who is driving on a Zoom call hosted by our team. So as to not further distract, we will not chat or verbally ask questions first. You’ll be able to join a different Zoom session, from a stationary place, at a later date.
**Description:**
Prime Solutions® is a “flexibly standardized” approach to treatment.
It provides flexibility for counselors to meet the varied needs of clients, along with the standardization state and local agencies require to ensure quality.
Consistent with [Motivational Interviewing](https://primeforlife.org/motivational-interviewing), [Cognitive Behavioral Therapy](https://primeforlife.org/cognitive-behavioral-therapy), and the [Transtheoretical Model of Change](https://primeforlife.org/transtheoretical-model), all 20 session topics are designed for easy integration with Twelve-Step involvement and enriched with carefully developed media.
The training consists of three live Zoom sessions and tasks in between. Dates and times are below. Note, participant must attend all three sessions.
**US Date and Time:**
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July 9, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
July 16, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
July 23, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
The training fee is $600\*.
\*Note: For approved GA DBHDD providers the training fee is reduced to $400.00 (must enter provider number on the registration form.) For those providing services to active members of the military, the fee is $400.00.
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- Date: July 9
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- Cost: $600
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# South Carolina Prime For Life Continuing Education Training: Columbia, SC 2026
September 15 \- September 16
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**A live in-person continuing education training is now available for Prime For Life South Carolina instructors.**
_\*South Carolina instructors are required to attend 12 hours of continuing education training every two years to remain active._
Participants will receive 12 NAADAC hours for attending the two-day CET in its entirety. A survey email will be sent within 24 hours after the end of the conference, and participants will receive a certificate once the survey has been submitted. The link to the surveys are also available on the instructor site under “My Trainings.”
There is no fee for approved South Carolina instructors to attend. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging expenses costs. A $100 deposit is required at registration and will only be charged for no-shows or cancellations made less than seven business days in advance.
Space is limited, so register early!
**Dates:** September 15-16, 2026
**Times:** 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Each Day
**Training Location Hosted By:**
LRADAC Education Center
2711 Colonial Drive,
Columbia, SC 29203
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# Georgia Prime For Life Continuing Education Training: Jekyll Island 2026
August 26 \- August 27
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**A live in-person continuing education training is now available for Prime For Life Georgia instructors.**
_\*Georgia instructors are 32 hours required in a 4-year period, first 16 hours must be obtained two years after initial training to remain active._
PRI is accredited by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Participants who attend the entire conference will receive 12 NAADAC hours and 16 DDS recertification hours. Training certificates will be issued after completion of the participant survey. It is the participant’s responsibility to establish whether NAADAC hours earned in PRI events fulfill credentialing requirements of affiliated agencies. participants will receive a certificate once the survey has been submitted. The link to the surveys are also available on the instructor site under “My Trainings.”
Space is limited to register early!
**Dates:** August 26-27, 2026
**Times:** 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Each Day
**Training Location:**
Jekyll Island Convention Center
75 Beachview Drive, North
Jekyll Island, GA 31527
**Lodging:**
[Available Rooms – Hampton Inn & Suites Jekyll Island](https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=BSWJIHX&arrivalDate=2026-08-25&departureDate=2026-08-28&groupCode=CHH91N&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLinktion/rooms/?ctyhocn=BSWJIHX&arrivalDate=2026-08-25&departureDate=2026-08-28&groupCode=CHH91N&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink "")
Guestrooms will be held until July 26, 2026
Location- 200 South Beachview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527
Phone: 912.635.3733 \| Fax: 912.635.3738
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## Details
- Start: August 26
- End: August 27
- Event Category:[Prime for Life Continuing Education](https://primeforlife.org/events/category/prime-for-life-continuing-education/)
## Venue
- [Jekyll Island Convention Center](https://primeforlife.org/venue/jekyll-island-convention-center/)
- 75 Beachview Drive
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## Related Events
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### [South Carolina Prime For Life Continuing Education Training: Columbia, SC 2026](https://primeforlife.org/event/south-carolina-prime-for-life-continuing-education-training-columbia-sc-2026/)
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# Substance Use and Mental Health: The What, Why, and How\*
July 17 @ 3:00 pm \- 4:30 pm
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High-risk alcohol and drug use are more common in people with mental health conditions. In this session, we will dig into the “what,” “why,” and “how” of this co-occurrence. First, we will review research documenting the rates of co-occurrence of high-risk alcohol and drug use in various settings: the general population, prevention programs, treatment settings. We will then focus on what science has to say about why people with mental health disorders are more likely to use alcohol and drugs in high-risk ways including recent genetic research. Finally, this session will describe the challenges individuals with mental health conditions may experience when participating in substance use prevention or treatment programs and strategies to address those challenges. In this session, the trainer will use a blend of didactic, discussion, and activities.
**Goals:**
Participants will review information about the co-occurrence of mental health conditions and high-risk alcohol and drug choices, learn about some recent research that helps us understand why mental health conditions and high-risk substance use co-occur, and discuss how mental health conditions may impact Prime For Life and Prime Solutions participants’ ability to engage with these programs as well as strategies to increase engagement.
**Learning Objectives:**
At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to:
List at least three mental health conditions that commonly co-occur with high-risk substance use
Explain at least one reason that mental health conditions commonly co-occur with high-risk substance use
Summarize how mental health conditions can impact participation in prevention and treatment programs for high-risk substance use and select at least one strategy they can use to help participants with mental health conditions increase engagement.
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July 17, 2025: 3:00 – 4:30 PM Eastern Time
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## Details
- Date: July 17
- Time:
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Event Category:[Prime for Life CES](https://primeforlife.org/events/category/prime-for-life-ces/)
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September 18 @ 9:00 am \- 10:30 am
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### [The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
September 18 @ 11:00 am \- 12:30 pm
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
### [Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
September 18 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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# It Starts with Us: How Our Presence Impacts Change w/ special guest Sarah Niecko NEW!
July 17 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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In this interactive workshop, University of Alaska professor Dr. Sarah Niecko blends scientific insights with experiential exercises to examine the physiology of safety and connection, and how our presence impacts both learning and the change process. Participants will explore how the way we enter the learning space shapes the environment and influences what becomes possible for learners. Attendees will also learn practical strategies to support their own regulation, with the understanding that tending to our internal state is not separate from our work, it is an essential element of how we support others.
**Goals:**
Participants will identify one personal default regulatory pattern that occurs when stress arises, apply one to two strategies to return to a grounded responsive state during facilitation, and identify one change in personal instruction that could be made to facilitate learning. They will also leave with one specific strategy that can be implemented to foster safety, curiosity, and reflection in the learning environment.
**Learning Objectives:**
1. Describe how instructor self-regulation influences the learning environment.
2. Identify common patterns that can impact the learning environment.
3. Develop awareness of their own regulatory patterns and how self-regulation can be used to promote learning.
4. Practice simple, in-the-moment strategies to return to a more grounded, responsive state.
5. Apply these insights to create environments that support safety, curiosity, and meaningful reflection.
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## Details
- Date: July 17
- Time:
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- Event Category:[Prime for Life CES](https://primeforlife.org/events/category/prime-for-life-ces/)
## Related Events
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
### [Medications and Recovery: Let’s Talk About It\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
September 18 @ 9:00 am \- 10:30 am
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
### [The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
September 18 @ 11:00 am \- 12:30 pm
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
### [Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
September 18 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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# Is Low-Level Drinking Beneficial or Harmful?\*
July 17 @ 11:00 am \- 12:30 pm
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**Description:**
For decades, a common research finding reported in the media has been that low-level drinking can be beneficial. In the last few years there have been a lot of headlines suggesting there is no “safe” amount of drinking. What does the best evidence tell us, and do the low-risk guidelines on alcohol need to be lowered?
**Goals:**
This session will focus on limitations of research and how these affect what we can confidently conclude from the best evidence.
**Objectives:**
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify at least two limitations of research which might downplay the risks and overstate the potential benefits of low-level consumption.
- Identify at least two ways the alcohol industry has attempted to influence alcohol research.
- Identify at least two limitations to studies which might downplay the potential benefits and overstate the risks of low-level consumption.
- Identify at least two ways low-level drinking seems to have potential health benefits for some people.
- Identify at least two health problems that low-level drinking might increase risk for some people.
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July 17, 2025: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
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## Details
- Date: July 17
- Time:
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Event Category:[Prime for Life CES](https://primeforlife.org/events/category/prime-for-life-ces/)
## Related Events
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
### [Medications and Recovery: Let’s Talk About It\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
September 18 @ 9:00 am \- 10:30 am
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
### [The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
September 18 @ 11:00 am \- 12:30 pm
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
### [Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
September 18 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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# Zoom Zoom: Virtual Challenges and Prime Adaptations\*
July 17 @ 9:00 am \- 10:30 am
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**Description:**
This session will focus on pragmatic questions of how to offer remote facilitation of Prime For Life, with practical suggestions about what helps and what interferes with client engagement, how to prevent problems, and how to manage it when challenges arise. Because learning is at its best when the learner is highly engaged, the instructors will use a dynamic blend of didactic, discussion and activities to explore these issues.
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## Details
- Date: July 17
- Time:
9:00 am - 10:30 am
- Event Category:[Prime for Life CES](https://primeforlife.org/events/category/prime-for-life-ces/)
## Related Events
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
### [Medications and Recovery: Let’s Talk About It\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
September 18 @ 9:00 am \- 10:30 am
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
### [The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
September 18 @ 11:00 am \- 12:30 pm
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
### [Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
September 18 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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# Prime S.H.I.F.T. Part 2 – Moving and Deepening the Process\*
September 18 @ 3:00 pm \- 4:30 pm
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**Description:**
This second installment will focus on recognizing and responding to client language for and against change in the context of Prime For Life.
Prime For Life instructors know the curriculum matters – but how we deliver it matters just as much. The interactive sessions in this series focus on core facilitation skills that bring the program to life, enhance engagement, and deepen participant impact. Through guided practice, application, and reflection, instructors will strengthen their ability to connect with groups, respond effectively to participant language, ad confidently translate these skills into both in-person and Zoom settings.
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**Goals:**
Participants will recognize that conducting virtual sessions is a skill set, which can be developed like other practitioner skill sets and which can build on the capacities practitioners already possess. They will also feel more confident in their ability to do virtual work, prevent problems and respond to challenges when they do arise.
**Learning Objectives:**
At the conclusion of the session, participants will:
Articulate three steps done before the session to prevent problems;
Describe three methods to respond to inappropriate content;
Identify three ways to use current skills to manage on-line challenges.
**Dates and Times (EASTERN TIME)**
September 18, 2026: 3:00 – 4:30 PM Eastern Time
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## Details
- Date: September 18
- Time:
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Event Category:[Prime for Life CES](https://primeforlife.org/events/category/prime-for-life-ces/)
## Related Events
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
### [Medications and Recovery: Let’s Talk About It\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/medications-and-recovery-lets-talk-about-it/)
September 18 @ 9:00 am \- 10:30 am
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
### [The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/the-power-of-regret-what-can-it-teach-us/)
September 18 @ 11:00 am \- 12:30 pm
- [](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
### [Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
September 18 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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# Medications and Recovery: Let’s Talk About It\*
September 18 @ 9:00 am \- 10:30 am
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**Description:**
Substance use disorder has been described as a chronic, relapsing medical condition characterized by recurring periods of relapse and remission. Relapse risk remains high because long-term high-risk substance use causes lasting neurobiological brain changes that persist beyond detoxification. This session will provide an overview of medications used to treat alcohol and opioid use disorders. Participants will explore how these medications work, why they are considered evidence-based treatment options, and how they can support recovery by reducing cravings, withdrawal symptoms, relapse risk, and overdose risk. The session will also address common myths and concerns about medication use and the role of medication alongside education and counseling.
**Goals:**
Participants will learn about substance use disorders as a chronic health condition, including the neurological changes that can contribute to relapse risk beyond detoxification, learn about commonly used medications for the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders, describe how medications support recovery, and address common myths about medication use and understand the role of medication alongside psychosocial treatments.
**Learning Objectives:**
At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to:
- Define substance use disorder.
- Explain how medications assist in recovery from opioid and alcohol use disorders.
- Describe common FDA-approved medications for opioid and alcohol use disorder and their mechanisms.
- Identify how medications for opioid and alcohol use disorders integrate with behavioral interventions.
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September 18, 2026: 9:00 – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
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# The Power of Regret: What Can It Teach Us?\*
September 18 @ 11:00 am \- 12:30 pm
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As people move through the Prime For Life (PFL) and Prime Solutions (PS) process people’s perceptions of the need to be present in these programs begins to shift and regret can be something that surfaces. Yet, some encourage us to live a life without regrets. This session, built on the work of Daniel Pink (2022) in his book The Power of Regret, explores how we might harness this emotion to lead fuller lives without incurring what Brené Brown warns can be the toxic effects of guilt and shame. This session will look at what is regret, what beneficial roles it might play in our lives, and how might we harness these things and avoid becoming mired in it.
**Goals:**
Participants will recognize that regret is a common and essential emotion to learning from experience and that using it productively can assist in our growth.
**Learning Objectives:**
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:
- Recognize that regret is a common negative emotion that can serve a useful purpose.
- Describe four different types of regret and what purpose these might serve.
- Identify at least two tools for managing regret.
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- Event Category:[Prime for Life CES](https://primeforlife.org/events/category/prime-for-life-ces/)
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### [Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/examining-modern-trends-in-gambling-through-the-lifestyle-risk-reduction-model/)
September 18 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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### [Prime S.H.I.F.T. Part 2 – Moving and Deepening the Process\*](https://primeforlife.org/event/prime-s-h-i-f-t-part-2-moving-and-deepening-the-process/)
September 18 @ 3:00 pm \- 4:30 pm
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# Examining Modern Trends in Gambling Through the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model\*
September 18 @ 1:00 pm \- 2:30 pm
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The Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model (LRRM), the philosophical heart of how Prime for Life helps students move towards lower-risk choices, can be applied to behavioral problems beyond substance use. In this presentation, LRRM will be applied to problem gambling: an area where technological advances and behavioral psychology have intersected to new opportunities for gambling behavior to turn high-risk. Join PRI and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying gambling addiction, tactics used by modern platforms to feed into these mechanisms, and how the LRRM can be applied to help individuals make low-risk gambling behaviors.
**Learning Objectives:**
Attendees will be able to:
- Describe the psychological and behavioral patterns that lead to developing and worsening problem gambling behavior.
- Describe new risk vectors in gambling, including online sports betting, loot boxes, and gamified applications
- Identify the core components of the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model, and describe how they can be applied to promote change in problem gambling behaviors.
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02.10.2026
[2025 Prime Program Implementation Map](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-program-implementation-map/ "2025 Prime Program Implementation Map")
Prime For Life, Prime Solutions, and myPrime are in use across the United States and around the world! Below is a map of where our programs were found in 2025, \[…\]
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01.15.2026
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01.10.2026
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A meditation, an evaluation, and a look into drug-impaired driving. BROWSE THE FALL/WINTER 2025-2026 EDITION OF PRIME! This issue includes special tributes to Michelle Stephen Seigel throughout. Our sincere thanks \[…\]
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12.20.2025
[2025 Prime For Life Evaluation Report](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-for-life-evaluation-report/ "2025 Prime For Life Evaluation Report")
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12.15.2025
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12.10.2025
[Holiday Wishes from PRI](https://primeforlife.org/holiday-wishes-from-pri/ "Holiday Wishes from PRI")
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07.10.2025
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05.10.2025
[Alcohol Awareness Month 2025](https://primeforlife.org/alcohol-awareness-month-2025/ "Alcohol Awareness Month 2025")
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05.10.2025
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03.10.2025
[Where in the World is PRI?](https://primeforlife.org/where-in-the-world-is-pri/ "Where in the World is PRI?")
Prime For Life, Prime Solutions, and myPrime are in use across the United States and around the world! Below is a map of where our programs were found in 2024! \[…\]
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01.10.2025
[The Broken Brain Podcast Episode](https://primeforlife.org/the-broken-brain-podcast-episode/ "The Broken Brain Podcast Episode")
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12.15.2024
[David B. Rosengren with Guilford Press](https://primeforlife.org/david-b-rosengren-with-guilford-press/ "David B. Rosengren with Guilford Press")
It’s almost time for the release of “Experiencing Motivational Interviewing from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Practitioners” by David B. Rosengren, Lynne H. Johnston, and Charlotte E. Hilton. \[…\]
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01.15.2026
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01.10.2026
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A meditation, an evaluation, and a look into drug-impaired driving. BROWSE THE FALL/WINTER 2025-2026 EDITION OF PRIME! This issue includes special tributes to Michelle Stephen Seigel throughout. Our sincere thanks \[…\]
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12.20.2025
[2025 Prime For Life Evaluation Report](https://primeforlife.org/2025-prime-for-life-evaluation-report/ "2025 Prime For Life Evaluation Report")
Prime For Life® (PFL) is a motivational intervention designed to reduce the incidence of alcohol- and drug-related problems. In this report, we present findings from a recent evaluation of PFL \[…\]
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12.15.2025
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12.10.2025
[Holiday Wishes from PRI](https://primeforlife.org/holiday-wishes-from-pri/ "Holiday Wishes from PRI")
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07.10.2025
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05.10.2025
[Alcohol Awareness Month 2025](https://primeforlife.org/alcohol-awareness-month-2025/ "Alcohol Awareness Month 2025")
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and this year PRI recognized it in a BIG way! We launched a new program for FREE. Prime Focus, our latest, shorter-form online program about \[…\]
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05.10.2025
[Derek Jorden on The Drug Prevention Power Hour Podcast](https://primeforlife.org/derek-jorden-on-the-drug-prevention-power-hour-podcast/ "Derek Jorden on The Drug Prevention Power Hour Podcast")
PRI’s Derek Jorden hopped on with Jake White from Vive18 to talk all things Prime For Life on The Drug Prevention Power Hour. Click HERE to listen in! Vive18: www.vive18.com
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03.10.2025
[Where in the World is PRI?](https://primeforlife.org/where-in-the-world-is-pri/ "Where in the World is PRI?")
Prime For Life, Prime Solutions, and myPrime are in use across the United States and around the world! Below is a map of where our programs were found in 2024! \[…\]
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## Alcohol Awareness Month 2025
05.10.2025
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and this year PRI recognized it in a BIG way!
We launched a new program for FREE. Prime Focus, our latest, shorter-form online program about protecting what we value by making low-risk alcohol and drug choices was available to anyone, any time, all month long.
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## Holiday Wishes from PRI
12.10.2025
**There are places I’ll remember**
**all my life, though some have changed.**
**Some forever, not for better;**
**Some have gone and some remain.**
—The Beatles, In My Life (1965)
Like many people, as the holidays approach, I tend to the nostalgic. No surprise then this song has been on my mind. It prompted me to realize that we rarely experience this season only in the present. Instead, we live in the promise of what’s to come and the memories of what has been. Our holidays are shaped by the places and people we remember—some forever, some not for better, some gone, and some still with us.
These memories bring both warmth and pain. It’s easy to become nostalgic, like Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, longing for a “Good Old-Fashioned Christmas.” But nostalgia, as Brené Brown notes, is a bittersweet longing for the past. It can comfort us, but it can also keep us from growing and living in the present. Clark discovered that belatedly. The real gift is to remember AND reflect on the past, learn from it, and move forward.
As we celebrate, let’s remember the past—the joyful and the difficult, the people we loved and their full humanity, knowing these experiences mattered and shaped who we are. By acknowledging the full picture, we can bring more joy, light, and connection to this season. May your holidays be rich with full memories, bright with new moments, and peaceful throughout.
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## PRIME Newsletter Fall/Winter 2025-2026
01.10.2026
A meditation, an evaluation, and a look into drug-impaired driving.
[**BROWSE THE FALL/WINTER 2025-2026 EDITION OF PRIME!**](http://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/PRIME-Newsletter-Fall-Winter-2025-2026.pdf "")
This issue includes special tributes to Michelle Stephen Seigel throughout.
_Our sincere thanks to everyone who reached out, shared stories, and expressed your love and appreciation for her over the past few months._
_It has meant so much to the PRI Team._
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## 2025 Prime For Life Evaluation Report
12.20.2025
Prime For Life® (PFL) is a motivational intervention designed to reduce the incidence of alcohol- and drug-related problems. In this report, we present findings from a recent evaluation of PFL with a large sample of individuals required to participate in PFL following an arrest or other legal problem. The findings show PFL instructors, and the programs they work in, are making a difference in the lives of participants and the safety of communities. Participants reported intentions to abstain from or reduce consumption and to avoid impaired driving. Participants also reported the program provided them with the information and resources they need to make these changes and enhanced their knowledge of what matters most in their lives.
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– Julie Schumacher, PhD, ABPP, Director of Research & Evaluation at Prevention Research Institute
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07.10.2025
New books, new faces,
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03.10.2025
**Prime For Life, Prime Solutions, and myPrime are in use across the United States and around the world!**
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05.10.2025
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01.10.2025
[The Broken Brain](https://www.facebook.com/Breakabrain?__cft__[0]=AZWdiM9DtMghKKXL4LkyfXeQ4DkzcwjwYiWsrQjKPOU-T60mQ0g2Pr1fTE-y-nZxxpZNcuYQAIcKUQANJ99D-m2H7SkLTGEJ1OwHV2LR08s_m9UxP6xnDwIYFsY5XWDn7O2P4MTPGVnnI4INsuXcSN7V0B9IoVbj21qV5wsftEgWUX-RHmE3zxFZALwDk7H4jJg&__tn__=-]K-R "") is a fun and informative podcast focused on the intersection of Psychology & Culture. In the most recent episode, host Dwight Hurst sat down with Ray Daugherty for a great conversation about Prime For Life, substance use disorders, and giving back. Check it out on your favorite podcast app!
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## David B. Rosengren with Guilford Press
12.15.2024
It’s almost time for the release of “Experiencing Motivational Interviewing from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Practitioners” by David B. Rosengren, Lynne H. Johnston, and Charlotte E. Hilton.
David sat down with [Guilford Press](https://www.facebook.com/@GuilfordPress/?__cft__[0]=AZUN1ZUL3v1YPKxnduGK6ElOd8-_WxwBOKp9YGsDZBKKtiI1hziDIJ31-_qsclSfsMW1dz7Jz0UhecbhxnPSraQ2nTkrJzElxpMqruprMM1Fb_n4wu6r14qn1nJZ0HghUiwnjsAnvXm_uu9366WlNwu3_rXHVwLPPPgzmigv3-Qk4Q&__tn__=-]K-R) to discuss the book. Check out this interview at the links below!
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[Narateen](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/narateen/ "Narateen")
About An extension of Nar-Anon, Narateen is designed for Nar-Anon members in their teens. Membership is anonymous. Audience Teens and young adults with a family member who has drug addiction.
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[Nar-Anon](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/nar-anon/ "Nar-Anon")
About A worldwide 12-step recovery support that is similar to Al-Anon, but is for friends or family of persons with drug addiction. Membership is anonymous. Audience Family and friends of \[…\]
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[Alateen](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/alateen/ "Alateen")
About An extension of Al-Anon Family Groups, Alateen is a fellowship of Al-Anon young adults and teens whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. Membership is anonymous. Audience \[…\]
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[SMART Recovery](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/smart-recovery/ "SMART Recovery")
About SMART Recovery is a self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide comunity that includes \[…\]
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[Native American Indian General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous (NAIGSO-AA)](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/native-american-indian-general-service-office-of-alcoholics-anonymous-naigso-aa/ "Native American Indian General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous (NAIGSO-AA)")
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[Narcotics Anonymous (NA)](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/narcotics-anonymous-na/ "Narcotics Anonymous (NA)")
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[NAADAC – The National Association of Addiction Professionals](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/naadac-the-national-association-of-addiction-professionals/ "NAADAC – The National Association of Addiction Professionals")
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[Marijuana Anonymous](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/marijuana-anonymous/ "Marijuana Anonymous")
About A support program to help people recover from marijuana addiction. Audience Anyone who has the desire to overcome marijuana addiction. Membership is anonymous.
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[Crystal Meth Anonymous](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/crystal-meth-anonymous/ "Crystal Meth Anonymous")
About A 12-step fellowship program to help people recover from crystal meth addiction. Audience Men and women who have a desire to overcome crystal meth addiction.
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[Cocaine Anonymous (CA)](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/cocaine-anonymous-ca/ "Cocaine Anonymous (CA)")
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[Celebrate Recovery](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/celebrate-recovery/ "Celebrate Recovery")
About Celebrate Recovery is a Christian recovery program based on Biblical principles. It incorporates the 12 Steps of AA with Scriptural references and adds 8 principles based on the Beatitudes. \[…\]
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[Alcoholics Anonymous](https://primeforlife.org/participant_resource/alcoholics-anonymous/ "Alcoholics Anonymous")
About A worldwide 12-step fellowship for anyone who wants to achieve and maintain sobriety. Membership is anonymous and self-supported through members’ voluntary contributions. Anyone with a desire to stop drinking. \[…\]
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## Past Prime For Life Impaired Driver Evaluations by State
- [Georgia 2011](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Georgia_2011_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- [Indiana 2011](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Indiana_2011_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- [Iowa 2011](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iowa_2011_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- [Kentucky 2012](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kentucky_2012_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- [Montana 2012](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Montana_2012_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- [North Carolina 2012](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/North_Carolina_2012_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- North Dakota 2012
- [South Carolina 2012](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/South_Carolina_2012_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- [Tennessee 2012](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tennessee_2012_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
- [Utah 2011](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Utah_2011_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")
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## Additional College Student Evaluations
_The following studies regarding Prime For Life effectiveness do not meet the research criteria we aspire to for various reasons. However, when interpreted in light of their limitations, they do contain useful data and information about the program. Please contact Rita Dykstra, PRI Research Director, with questions regarding these reports._
- Pi Kappa Phi: 2003-2004 Evaluation, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pi_Kappa_Phi-2003_04.pdf "")
- University of Virginia: 2003-2004 Sanctioned Students Evaluation, [_Summary_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/UVirginia-2003-04Summary.pdf "")
- University of North Dakota – Delts: 2002-2004, [_Summary_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ND_Delts-2002_04-Thompson_summary_review.pdf "")
- Keene State: 1999-2002 Keene State College Evaluation, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/KeeneStateFullReport.pdf "")
- National Sorority: 2001 Evaluation of 20 Chapters, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/NationalSororityFullReport.pdf "")
- University of Kentucky: 1991 Dental Students Evaluation, _[Summary](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/UK_Dental_study-Thompson_summary_review.pdf "") [Full](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/UK_Dental_school-Sammons_et_al_1991-Journal_of_Dental_Education-551.pdf "")_
- Eastern Kentucky University: 1989-1991 University Evaluation, [_Summary_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EKU-1993-Thompson_summary_review.pdf "")
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## Additional Youth Evaluations
_The following studies regarding Prime For Life effectiveness do not meet the research criteria we aspire to for various reasons. However, when interpreted in light of their limitations, they do contain useful data and information about the program. Please contact Rita Dykstra, PRI Research Director, with questions regarding these reports._
- Greenville County 2024 Report, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Greenville_Report_Cover_Fall_2024.pdf "")
- Alaska 2006 Youth Report, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Alaska2006Fullreport.pdf "")
- Iowa 2006 Youth Report, _[Summary](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iowa_Youth-2006-summary.pdf "") [Full](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IowaYouth2006Fullreport.pdf "")_
- Iowa 2003-2004 Youth Report, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iowa_Schools-2003_04.pdf "")
- Kentucky 2003 Department of Juvenile Justice Report, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/KYDJJ2003Finalreport.pdf "")
- Wisconsin 1995 Youth Report, [_Summary_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Winnebago_Co-Thompson-summary_review.pdf "") [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Winnebago_Co-Fuchs_Hinton-1995.pdf "")
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## Additional Recidivism Studies
_The following studies regarding Prime For Life effectiveness do not meet the research criteria we aspire to for various reasons. However, when interpreted in light of their limitations, they do contain useful data and information about the program. Please contact Rita Dykstra, PRI Research Director, with questions regarding these reports._
- South Carolina 2003 Study, [_Summary_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SouthCarolinaDUIRecidivismSummary.pdf "")
- Iowa 1995 & 1998 Study, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iowa_recidivism-1995_and_1998_reports.pdf "")
- Nebraska 1997 Study, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Nebraskarecidivism.pdf "")
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Prime For Life® is used statewide for impaired driving offenders in a number of states, and is one of several programs used in others.
The impaired driving evaluations show positive results immediately after participating in Prime For Life. We consistently find that participants convicted of impaired driving show:
- improvement in risk perception
- increased motivation for making low-risk decisions
- readiness to change their substance use
- high satisfaction after finishing the program
Our most recent state evaluations are below. [Click here](https://primeforlife.org/research/outputs/prime-for-life-evaluations/research-archive/ "Research Archive") for an archived list of past research reports.
- [Georgia 2025](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Georgia_PFL_Evaluation_Report_2025.pdf "")
- [Hawaii 2025](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Hawaii_PFL_Evaluation_Report_2025.pdf "")
- [Iowa 2025](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iowa_PFL_Evaluation_Report_2025.pdf "")
- [Maine 2025](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Maine_PFL_Evaluation_Report_2025.pdf "")
- [Montana 2025](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Montana_PFL_Evaluation_Report_2025.pdf "")
- [New York 2025](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/New_York_PFL_Evaluation_Report_2025.pdf "")
- [North Carolina 2025](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/North_Carolina_PFL_Evaluation_Report_2025.pdf "")
- [Georgia 2019](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Georgia_Research_Report_2019.pdf "")
- [Hawaii 2010](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Hawaii2010Summary.pdf "")
- [Indiana 2019](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Indiana_Research_Report_2019.pdf "")
- [Iowa 2019](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iowa_Research_Report_2019.pdf "")
- [Kentucky 2019](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kentucky_Research_Report_2019.pdf "")
- [Maine 2010](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Maine2010Summary.pdf "")
- [Montana 2019](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Montana_Research_Report_2019.pdf "")
- [New Hampshire 2011](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/New_Hampshire_Executive_Summary.pdf "")
- [New York 2015](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/NY_Report_2015.pdf "")
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Prime For Life® is often delivered on college campuses. The program is often taught to students who have violated campus alcohol or drug policies, through freshmen health classes, or through athletic departments.
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- Orebro University, Sweden: 2007 Evaluation, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sandberg_2007_PFL_at_Orebro_University.pdf "")
- Sanctioned Students: 2003-2004 Study, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Did_it_work-Examining_the_Impact_of_an_Alcohol_Intervention_on_Sanctioned_College_Students_Oswalt_2007.pdf "")
- University of Richmond:1997 Dimensions of Wellness Course, _[Summary](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/U_of_Richmond-1997-PRI_summary.pdf "") [Full](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Johnson_C_OCTAA_Program_1997_Evaluation_Report.pdf "")_
- Dartmouth College: 1994-1995 Campus Evaluation, _[Summary](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dartmouth_Thompson_summary_review.pdf "") [Full](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dartmouth_Pryor_1995.pdf "")_
- Five Midwestern Campuses: 1993-1994 Sorority and Fraternity Members Evaluation, [_Summary_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sorority_and_Fraternity_Members_on_Five_Midwestern_Campuses-1993_94-PRI_summary.pdf "")
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Prime For Life® is used for young people ages 13-20 who are already engaged in drug use and/or high-risk drinking or who are in a group that is likely to begin making choices that increase risk for problems. Youth throughout the country are taught the curriculum through juvenile justice systems, underage DUI programs, court diversion, school student assistance, and similar programs. Prime For Life® is also used for universal prevention in some middle and high schools.
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- Decreased Recidivism Following Prime For Life Attendance: 2015 Report, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Technical_Report_3.2_-_Decreased_Recidivism_Rates_Following_PFL_-_Beadnell_et_al_20153.pdf "")
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- Review of the Empirical Support for Prime For Life, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Empirical_Support_for_PFL_Report_4.1_FINAL02.07.13.pdf "")
- A Comparison of Women and Men Who Completed Prime For Life, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Comparison_of_Gender_Tech_Rpt_5_1_FINAL_04.09.13.pdf "")
- Decreased Recidivism Following Prime For Life Attendance, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Technical-Report-3.2-Decreased-Recidivism-Rates-Following-PFL-Beadnell-et-al-2015.pdf "")
- Examining Prime For Life Outcomes Across Differing Ages, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tech-report-7.1-Examining-Prime-For-Life-Outcome-Across-Differing-Ages-Stafford-Beadnell-and-Crisafulli.pdf "")
- Prime For Life Increases Treatment Readiness, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tech-Rpt-1.1-PFL-Increases-Treatment-Readiness-Nason-Rosengren-2010-05.2010.pdf "")
- Prime For Life Outcomes Among Participants Who Use Drugs, [_Full_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tech-report-8.1-Prime-For-Life-Outcomes-Among-Participants-Who-Use-Drugs-Crisafulli-Beadnell-and-Stafford.pdf "")
- Responses to Prime For Life Among Blacks, _[Full](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Report_6.1_Responses_to_PFL_Among_Blacks_FINAL_04.29.13.pdf "")_
- Responses to Prime For Life Among Hispanics and Whites, _[Full](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tech-Report-2.2-Response-to-PFL-Among-Hispanics.pdf "")_
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## Published Books & Chapters
- **Barger, A., Nason, M., Daugherty, R. and Rosengren, D. (2014). Drugs: Reducing Misuse During Adulthood. In _Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion_, (pp1659-1669). New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow: Klewer Academic/Plenum Press**
- **Daugherty, R., & Leukefeld, C. (2002). Lifestyle risk reduction with adults. In _Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion_, (pp1079-1087). New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow: Klewer Academic/Plenum Press.**
- **Daugherty, R., & Leukefeld, C. (1998). Preventing alcohol and drug problems across the lifespan. New York and London: Plenum Press.**
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- **A Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model for Preventing High-Risk Substance Use Across the Lifespan** _(Prevention Science_ _,_ 2023 _) [Full Text Online](https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s11121-023-01549-7?sharing_token=9bF_33L58FgW6zncMqIBFfe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY5SztOHV_qXTSn1mKCZtnXhZD4Cg6iIMXKLfA46a9D2t4I8h8DKUS429dpY3rqOWHIlDJmBF3YsukSm-FrED9-xlncllisyEjIh3RcjMHq0keUH1K4IZsIV7ZlSe0KvxcY= "")_
- **A comparison of underage, young, middle, and late adults in indicated prevention following impaired driving**( _Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling_, 2018) [_Online Abstract_](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jaoc.12050 "")
- **Emerging adults in substance misuse intervention: Pre-intervention characteristics and responses to a motivation-enhancing program**( _Addiction Science & Clinical Practice,_ 2016 _) [Full Text Online](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5103591/ "")_
- **Methods for quantifying the clinical significance of change during intervention program participation**( _Evaluation in the Health Professions,_ 2016) [_Online Abstract_](http://ehp.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/02/12/0163278715622663.abstract "")
- **Operating under the influence: Three year recidivism rates for motivation-enhancing versus standard care programs** ( _Accident Analysis and Prevention,_ 2015) [_Full Text Online_](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001457515001098 "")
- **Reports of past alcohol and drug use following participation in a motivation enhancing intervention: Implications for clinical assessment and program evaluation** ( _Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, & Policy,_ 2012) [_Full Text Online_](http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/7/1/19 "")
- **Short-term outcomes of a motivation-enhancing approach to DUI intervention** ( _Accident Analysis and Prevention,_ 2012) [_Full Text Online_](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.11.004 "")
- **A comparison of two measures of low response to alcohol among heavy drinking male college students: Implications for indicated prevention** ( _Prevention Science,_ 2002) [_Online Abstract_](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1020824508207 "")
- **Alcohol Education in Schools: Toward a Lifestyle Risk-Reduction Approach** ( _Journal of School Health,_ 1984) [_Online Abstract_](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1984.tb08771.x "")
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- **Prime for Life 420: A program to reduce high-risk cannabis choices** [_Poster_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Orlando-Conference-Poster.pdf "")
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Jorden, D., Dykstra, R. E., & Rosengren, D. (2019, September). _Prime for Life 420: A program to reduce high-risk cannabis choices._ Poster presented at the NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
- **And now for something entirely different… Motivational Interviewing and Persuasion** [_Presentation_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ICMI-MI-Persuasion-6-21-17-Final.pdf "")
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Rosengren, D.B., Daugherty, R., Zuckoff, A., Moyers, T.M. (2017, September). _And now for something entirely different… Motivational Interviewing and Persuasion_. Symposium at the 5th International Conference on Motivational Interviewing , Philadelphia, PA.
- **Latent transition analysis versus traditional methods for assessing clinical significance** [_Poster_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SPR_poster_clinsig05_17_2013FINAL.pdf "")
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- **Characterization of young adult impaired driving offenders and response to indicated prevention** [_Presentation_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Young-adult-presentation-Beadnell-SPR-2013BeadnellFINAL.pdf "")
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Beadnell, B. (2013, May). _Characterization of young adult impaired driving offenders and response to indicated prevention._ Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting.
- **Operating under the influence offenders: Three year recidivism rates for a motivation-enhancing intervention versus an alternative program** [_Poster_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RSA_2012_Poster_FINAL.pdf "")
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Beadnell, B., et al. (2012). _Operating under the influence offenders: Three year recidivism rates for a motivation-enhancing intervention versus an alternative program._ Poster presented to the Research Society on Alcoholism.
- **Recidivism rates for a motivation-enhancing intervention versus other or no program** [_Poster_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/UFSAC_2012_Poster_FINAL8.30.12.pdf "")
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Stafford, P.A., Crisafulli, M.A., Beadnell, B., & Rosengren, D.B. (2012). _Recidivism rates for a motivation-enhancing intervention versus other or no program._ Poster presented at the Utah Fall Substance Abuse Conference.
- **How accurate is client self-report about baseline substance use?** _[Poster](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ICTAB-Poster.pdf "")_
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Nason, M., Beadnell, B., Daugherty, R., Rosengren, D.B., & Baldwin, K. (2010, February). How accurate is client self-report about baseline substance use? The timing of questions and intervention conditions appear to matter (for some). Poster presented at The Twelfth International Conference of Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Santa Fe, NM.
- **Short-term outcomes for indicated prevention in a DUI population: Comparison of Prime For Life with another non-confrontational program** [_Poster_](https://primeforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RSA_Poster_FINAL_06.21.10.pdf "")
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Much of the research on therapy and behavior change has focused on what problems people have that need changing, and why they do or do not change. Perhaps more important than what and why is “how” people go about changing behaviors. Therapists have differing views of how change happens. Usually, theories and research on therapy focus on what the therapist does and not on how the client makes changes happen. In fact, early theorists most often focused on explanations of how disorders developed. The obvious hope was that understanding etiological mechanisms would provide the key to understanding and facilitating change. For example, Freud saw the key to change was allowing clients to release misdirected energy from early childhood by raising consciousness and redirecting defense mechanisms (Freud, 1949). For Carl Rogers, the critical mechanism that would produce healthy change was helping clients gain access to their personal, internal or “organismic” valuing process that had become distorted through conditions of worth (Rogers, 1954). For Skinner, change in an individual’s behavior was driven by changes in the environmental contingencies that shaped and supported either the problematic behavior or a new adaptive pattern of behavior (Skinner, 1953). Although these theorists advanced our understanding of the origin of problems and some mechanisms that maintained the problematic behaviors, a more eclectic view and understanding of the change process was needed. The field also needed a perspective that would describe not only psychopathology and problem behavior change but also how people change positive healthy behaviors.
These considerations led to the search for principles of change (Goldfried, 1980) and trying to see how different views of change could be integrated (Wachtel, 1977) or different parts of the change process like decision making (Janis & Mann, 1973) and Relapse and Maintenance of behavior change (Marlatt, 1985; Brownell et al., 1986) could be understood. They also led to the development of a number of more pragmatic models of change for health and addictive behaviors, like the theory of reasoned action or planned behavior (Ajzen, 2002, Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980), Self Efficacy Expectations (Bandura, 1977), the Health Belief Model (Becker & Maiman, 1975), and the Transtheoretical Model of Intentional Behavior Change (Prochaska, DiClemente & Norcross, 1992).
All these attempts to build a more complete view of how people change included both a cognitive or motivational component and a behavioral component and included concepts like intentions, motivation, readiness to change, decision making, planning, commitment, and both initiating and sustaining behavior change.
In the Prime Solutions program, developers used this broader perspective on change, the concentration on how people change, and the belief in the power and responsibility of the client for change as guiding principles. More specifically, the program uses the perspectives of the Transtheoretical Model of Intentional Behavior Change and Motivational Interviewing as templates for understanding and intervening to promote the client’s personal process of change.
The Transtheoretical Model of Intentional Behavior Change offers a way to view human behavior change that is intentional in contrast to changes that are imposed, manipulated, or mandated wherein intention and cooperation can be minimized. Sometimes individuals under pressure from courts, family, or other controlling interests will stop particular behaviors for a period of time but not really change. For example, individuals will stop drinking while on probation for a DWI or DUI only to resume problematic pattern once the probation is over. This model proposes a way of understanding the process of behavior change that individuals experience and participate in as they create new behaviors, modify existing behaviors, or stop problematic patterns of behavior. The dimensions of change, the stages, processes, context, and the markers identified in the model are all designed to assist in picturing and developing a better understanding of the process of how people change (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1984; DiClemente & Prochaska,, 1998; DiClemente, 2003). It clearly comes from a learning perspective and incorporates elements of various theories of therapy, learning, and behavior change. Hence, the name “Transtheoretical.” However, the model does not try to resolve all the conceptual issues and conflicts among the various theories incorporated in the model. Instead, it simply tries to identify and describe important elements of the process of intentional behavior change (DiClemente, 2005; 2008).
The core critical insight leading to the creation of the model was that the process of change is not simply a collection of activities or experiences, but a differentiated personal pathway that individuals traverse that includes a distinct series of tasks that individuals need to accomplish in order to create, modify, or stop a habitual pattern of behavior. The dimensions of the model describe important elements of the personal process of change and offer a blueprint for possible interactions among the dimensions of change (particularly the interaction between the stages of change and the processes of change). This extensive intentional behavior change is a lengthy process that can take months (or even years) to accomplish.
## Stages and Tasks of Change
The stages of change describe steps in the process of change. The tasks identify things that, once accomplished, help the person resolve that stage and move to the next. We can think of the tasks as the foundation for movement forward in the process of change and, thus, more vital than the stage itself. The tasks build on each other so that the end product of this process is a new sustained pattern of behavior that is supported by the adequate accomplishment of each of the preceding tasks.
Arousal of concern about the status quo and/or an emerging interest in a new behavior is the task that begins the process of change and moves an individual from Precontemplation to Contemplation. The person is then considering the possibility of change. However, that process also creates ambivalence which is the hallmark of Contemplation. Concern, interest, and vision are what allow someone to begin to engage in the second task – a risk/reward analysis of both the current status quo and the potential new behavior. If this cost/benefit analysis is favorable, it leads an individual to a decision to make a change in the status quo and acquire a new behavior. Once this contemplation stage work is completed, the individual must complete the tasks of the preparation stage – developing a plan that would enable the change to occur and creating commitment to it. The action stage is the beginning of the shift from the status quo to the new behavior wherein the change plan is implemented, revised, and reformed in order to begin a new pattern of behavior that can remain stable over a significant period of time (3 to 6 months). The final task of the change process, the maintenance stage, is the integration of the new behavior into the individual’s lifestyle such that it becomes habitual and the new normative pattern of behavior. Unless each of these tasks is done well enough to support the action (and ultimately the maintenance of change), the behavior change process will fail, often represented by relapse or a poorly established pattern of change. The individual will then have to redo or re-cycle through the tasks (especially those inadequately accomplished) in order to make behavior change happen.
The path leading to any behavior change involves the accomplishment of a series of tasks that have been identified in a sequence of stages of change (DiClemente, 2003). When specifically focused on recovery form substance abuse, they represent what the individual would need to do to move forward in the process of making and sustaining changes in drinking and/or drug use. Substance abusers must become concerned about the need to change, convinced that the benefits of change outweigh the costs (thereby provoking a decision to change), create and commit to a viable and effective plan of action, carry out the plan by taking the actions needed to make the change, and consolidate the change into a lifestyle that can sustain it. These tasks parallel the five identified stages of change that have been assessed in both self-change and treatment-assisted recovery. Adequately accomplishing these tasks is necessary to produce change and evidence indicates these tasks are important both in recovery for self-changers as well as for those attending treatment to overcome their substance abuse and dependence.
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In prior Prime Solutions Notes, we addressed the _Stages of Change_ and the _Processes of Change_ as two components of the _Transtheoretical Model_. The third element is less known and less researched, but familiar to treatment professionals: the _Contexts of Change_.
Change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Stages of change and processes of change focus on the individual engaged in an intentional change process. Context of change addresses how individual differences and situational variables might influence the change process. To ignore this would be akin to saying everyone is the same and every change situation is the same. Of course, we know that is not the case.
Consider two clients of the same age and gender in treatment for similar reasons. While Ajia is employed, has a supportive family, high interpersonal skills, and confidence in her ability to succeed with new challenges, Alicia is unemployed, has little family support, low interpersonal skills, and is highly anxious with new situations. We would expect their treatment plans and treatment courses to be different.
In his 2018 second edition of _Addiction and Change_, DiClemente noted the contexts of change, ” …surround and interact with an individual’s movement through the process of changing any single behavior pattern” (DiClemente, 2018, p. 42).1 He identifies five contexts: _current situation, attitudes and beliefs, interpersonal relationships, social systems_, and _enduring personal characteristics_. We’ll take each of these in turn.
_Current situation_ refers to what is happening both within and outside the individual. Things within could be emotional states, mental health issues, coping skills, educational background, and intellectual skills. Things outside individuals could be their living situation, financial resources, and external challenges. Research consistently shows those with greater distress and fewer resources are less likely to be successful in change efforts. For example, Alicia might have more education and intellectual resources, but her anxiety and corresponding lack of confidence in this new situation might undermine her ability to bring coping skills to bear.
_Attitudes and Beliefs_ are obviously internal to the client. These are both specific to the change effort – like beliefs about how people change addictive behavior – as well as attitudes and beliefs in general about the world, religion, family, social structures, and the nature of people. Beliefs could, for example, influence people’s willingness to use external support systems. For example, Ajia, being outgoing and confident, might hold the attitude that other people can be a good way of finding support and she might believe groups like AA can be of benefit, despite her qualms about the spirituality element.
_Interpersonal relationships_ refer to individual relationships between the client and others. As we all know, these connections can aid or hinder a person’s efforts to change behaviors. Research clearly points out the importance of supportive social networks, and the challenges of unsupportive networks in maintaining change. Unlike Ajia, Alicia may feel uncomfortable meeting new people and unwilling to share the meaningful things happening in her life with others. Interpersonal relationships might stay more superficial as a result and be unavailable to her in managing high-risk situations.
_Social systems_ reflect groups or systems like family, extended kin, work communities, and social groups. DiClemente notes these systems can influence “through persuasion, modeling, social norms, and social reference, as well as providing incentives or barriers” (p. 43). In Prime For Life®, we note “social dependence” as a common characteristic among those making high-risk choices that begins in the Yellow Phase and continues through the remaining phases. While Ajia’s outgoing nature allows for new connections, it also likely means she has a large cadre of others who use similarly to her and normalize her high-risk use, which becomes a barrier to change.
_Enduring personal characteristics_, the final context, refers to the manner in which a person engages the world. Familiar ideas like gregariousness, rebelliousness, impulsivity, and sensation-seeking would fall into this category as would things like identity, self-esteem, conscientiousness, and a tendency to worry; and all affect the change process. Ajia’s and Alicia’s characteristic ways of engaging the world means each would likely find different ways of finding fun again, with Alicia relying on comfortable and familiar activities, while Ajia would seek new ways of sensation-seeking that do not involve high-risk substance choices.
Of course, these ideas are not new to counselors. When taking a psychosocial history as part of intake, assessing a person’s functioning across these domains is common. AA communicates these things through their familiar sayings, like “Persons, places and things” and “Slippery things happen in slippery places.” Still, it is common for us to underestimate the influence of the contexts of a person’s life in considering behavior. Psychologists have a term for this process, _The Fundamental Attributional Error._ We overestimate the contributions of personal characteristics and underestimate the influence of situational factors in observing other’s choices and behaviors. DiClemente reminds us to be mindful of these factors and to consider tools we might use as facilitators to address obstacles to initiating and maintaining change efforts. For example, addressing the myth of addictions as a matter of will power or that some people just can’t change. We can also raise people’s awareness of context.
In Prime For Life, we incorporate these contexts within the formula. Psychological factors would be those influencing us from within and include things such as attitudes, preferences, beliefs, and characteristics. Social factors influence us from without and include family and friends, social norms, community, and media. In Prime For Life, we note these two types of factors do not cause the outcome, but they do influence choices.
In thinking about how to account for these things as a counselor, here are a few tips.
- First, note assessment is not simply an initial task, but rather an ongoing activity for counselors. As part of this, we should be assessing contextual factors.
- Second, recognize while change will ultimately be up to the individual, these contextual factors are powerful in facilitating and hindering change efforts. For example, beyond identifying social support, asking ourselves how does this person engage with social support opportunities and how can I assist him or her given that knowledge? Ajia would be very comfortable going to an AA meeting and introducing herself while Alicia would not. Alicia would likely benefit from more coaching and practice in how to do that task, and would do much better if buddied-up with another person in treatment to take this task on. Beyond asking what resources this person has in these domains, we also need to actively consider what we are doing to help him or her access these things.
- Third, when a person struggles to change, look beyond personal commitment to assess how they are doing with the tasks of change, what processes of change might need to be engaged, what contexts of change might be impeding him/her, and which could be accentuated to help. Ajia’s need for novelty may lead her to become bored with recovery and to seek situations that might be slippery, but it could also be used to help her try new activities that might offer new ways to find pleasure. As we say in the session topic _Choose It Again,_ commitment to change is not a one-time act. In each of those decision points, there are multiple factors potentially influencing that choice and the challenges within those choice points will vary because of contextual factors.
- Finally, the value of implementation intentions – if-then thinking – becomes even more apparent in helping people continue to move forward on a decision once the decision to change has been made. This manner of thinking prevents these contextual factors from stalling change efforts. But, that’s a discussion for another day.
1DiClemente, C.C. (2018) _Addiction and Change, Second Edition. How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover._ New York: Guilford Press.
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#### What elements seem to aid people in getting off the seesaw?
The topic of ambivalence is broad and its resolution complex, enough so that Engle and Arkowitz (2006) devote an entire book to its examination. Yet, it is a critical element in the choice to change addictive behaviors. As DiClemente has noted (DiClemente, 1999, 2003; DiClemente & Prochaska, 1998), the vast majority of clients coming for substance abuse treatment will arrive with at least some awareness of the need to change. However, the ambivalence dilemma often keeps people caught in an equilibrium of opposing forces. The PRIME Solutions workbook describes this as the person equally balanced on the seesaw. People become stuck, sometimes for many years, without being able to get off the center point. Despite its relative importance and a plethora of theoretical explanations, there is relatively limited empirical data about what helps people move out of this state of uncomfortable balance, but there are important hints.
#### Relevant Literature
The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) describes a shifting of the relative balance towards change, by first raising awareness of the negatives of the status quo and then enhancing the benefits of change. Early writing described these as the weak and strong principles because of the relative magnitude of change that occurred before this tipping point was reached (Velicer et al., 1994). That is, the negatives of the status quo increased by a .5 standard deviation over its starting spot (weak principle), while the positives increased by a full standard deviation from the same baseline point (strong principle). While these were demonstrated to be potentially important markers of change, more research is needed before these can be shown to be mechanisms of action (i.e., caused the change to occur).
In addition, this sorting and prioritizing of negatives and positives is more complex than a simple listing of pros and cons (Miller & Carroll, 2006). For example, addictions and their effects on brain functioning and physiology clearly contribute to not only the acquisition of addictions, but also the maintenance of these and the struggle in stepping away from the balance point (Barger, 2005). Context, in the multiple levels described by TTM, also influences how a person remains either stuck or changes at the center of this seesaw. Data suggests eliciting certain types of language from clients and minimizing others predicts outcomes and that therapist behavior influences the appearance of these client statements. Finally, there is a growing body of literature on the importance of positive emotions in change. Here is a brief review of some of that research literature.
#### Brain Factors
In his excellent review of the brain, Barger of PRI (Barger, 2005) notes the interactive influence that addictive behaviors play on brain functions and brain development. These interactions include the growth and development of synaptic connections as habits are formed and the forming of potent memories of use, which include the presence of emotional tags. These memories are easily, powerfully and widely activated in response to cues for substance use.
Emotional tags may influence how we view the balance of elements in decision making and in a manner that occurs below our awareness. That is, what information we attend to, how we process it and then how we respond to it may happen at levels that are not always in our awareness (Kahler, 2001). Emotion may play a particularly critical role in this process. Indeed, DiClemente (2003), careful to note that decisional balance is not simply a cognitive weighing of pros and cons, refers back to the original thinking of Janis and Mann (1977) that describes the impact of emotional factors in the sorting of a decision. Emotions may weight elements in the decisional balance in a manner that is disproportional and therefore, may need to be made explicit. These associations need to be more available to examination and reflection by the substance user if they are to counteract them. That is part of the reason for asking people to consciously explore the pro and con elements in the PRIME Solutions workbook.
However, addictions also affect the availability of certain attitudes (Kahler, 2001). This is especially true as a person tries to replace well established habits with new ones. Cognitive psychology describes implicit versus explicit memory. Implicit memory refers to previous experience facilitating performance on a task without requiring conscious or intentional recollection of memory. Once learned, we don’t think about how to walk or ride a bike – we just do it. In contrast, explicit memory requires recollection of a previous memory to perform a task. We have to think about how to do this activity. Kahler notes that implicit memory is formed by repeated performance of behavior and while it serves an important adaptive function, it may – in this instance – facilitate drinking because of its easy availability. That is, when a cue for use occurs (e.g., a sporting event on TV, an argument with a partner, a celebration) the behavior most readily available will be to use. In contrast, decision making – such as refusing a drink or choosing to get off the seesaw – requires explicit memory; this process in turn requires effort. It will feel and be harder to do – at least initially.
The research suggests we must practice and make new associations, which then become increasingly more implicit and weaken the associations of the prior implicit memories. There are complications and influences in the decision making process. For example, the number of reasons available to the person to choose not to drink or use substances is critical. This “availability” in turn is influenced by what information drinkers attend to, encode, and retrieve about alcohol-related information. For example, the thoughts, “The game is on, we are having fun, everybody is drinking” may lead the person to have greater reasons why “having a few drinks” is not an issue. There are selective biases in this process. The person may not attend to several people drinking nonalcoholic beverages. Nor may the person note that several people are getting into more heated exchanges about their rival teams or the intoxicated couple fighting in the corner. Also, the generation of information is related to expectancies (“I’ll be more social and have more fun if I drink”) and past experience (“I’ve enjoyed having a buzz on and watching my favorite team”). While this process is weighted in favor of the implicit memory, Kahler (2001) notes that people can influence it.
Kahler (2001) describes data that shows having clear intentions to stop drinking and having regularly thought about these reasons in the past month, is important in the decision making process. The data indicates that drinkers find it easier to generate information consistent with current intentions. Also, the amount of time spent thinking about reasons in the past month increases the ease with which reasons are generated. While Kahler’s focus is on decision making at the moment when drinking might occur, it also seems linked to decision making that occurs in the process of deciding to step off the seesaw.
#### Physiological Factors
Physiology also plays a role in the individual staying on the seesaw. The physiological process of dependence, the related element of craving, and the emotional component of these phenomena, all play important roles in preventing individuals from committing to a change or staying with a decision once it has been made initially. Yet, as has been noted by many writers (DiClemente, 2003; Miller & Carroll, 2006) these issues alone do not explain the continuation of problematic use or addictive behaviors. These issues, their influence on making changes and methods for addressing these are discussed in the Listening to the Wolf module and will not be repeated here. Three primary methods that are often noted for managing these elements include medication for craving, body quieting activities (e.g., meditation) and urge surfing. However, these elements are typically addressed once the person has decided to step off the seesaw.
#### Psychosocial Factors
Once again, there are multiple levels and considerable complexity in looking at psychosocial factors. Social context is an area of ongoing research interest (Moos, 2006). For example, behavioral economics refers to the alternative reinforcements provided by use and non-use activities, and the resulting risk and protective factors that might emerge from each. Social networks play clear and strong roles in decision making processes, as well as coping with challenges (Stein, Dixon & Nyamathi, 2008). TTM refers to these factors as the context of change and notes these occur at multiple levels. Within PRIME Solutions, the 3-2-1-0 module addresses these areas in terms of building support for changes; however, these external elements also contribute to the person’s relative balance on the seesaw and are important to review in this context in making an initial decision.
Values, as noted in This Is Who I Am, also play an important role in making changes. If core values are in conflict with use, this represents a powerful motivator for change (Miller & Rollnick, 2002). However, if core values are consistent with use or are only marginally affected by struggles with addictive behaviors, then their enlistment may have little effect or undermine efforts to change (Rokeach, 1973, 1979; Downey, Rosengren & Donovan, 2001). Understanding the nature of a person’s values, and how these are related to the behavior in question, can also provide a significant understanding to what may or may not influence the person getting off the seesaw. These, along with emotional elements, may add considerable weight to one side of the balance.
Miller and Rollnick (2004; 2008) have become increasingly focused on client language in the process of resolving client ambivalence. In particular, they note the importance of elicitation of client talk that signals change and the avoidance or reduction of talk that supports the status quo. Change talk includes two types: preparatory and mobilizing language (Miller et al., 2006). Preparatory language includes desire for change (Desire), a belief in their ability to change (Ability), the positive benefits of change (Reasons) and negatives in the current circumstance that require change (Need). These terms form the acronym DARN. Amrhein and associates (Amrhein et al., 2003; Amrhein et al., 2004; & Amrhein et al., 2005) have shown that DARN only weakly predicts change, but does strongly predict mobilizing language, which in turn predicts behavior change.
Mobilizing language falls into two categories currently (Commitment and Taking Steps); a third form is under investigation (Activation). Commitment refers to the person making active verb statements that indicate the intention to change. The person says things such as, “I will…, I promise…, I am done with it”. However, there can be variations in the strength of this commitment language (e.g., “I hope to…”). Taking Steps refers to the person doing things in support of a change (“I ordered a diet coke instead of a drink”, “I stayed in the two drinks limit of the low-risk guidelines”). Activation refers to the person’s readiness and willingness to do an action, though it is not the same as a commitment statement or actively doing the action.
Moyers and colleagues have demonstrated active links between clinician attitude and behavior and client language (Moyers et al., 2005; Moyers et al., 2007; Moyers et al., 2008). In particular, Moyers and colleagues have demonstrated links between attitude and skills, skills and in session client behavior, and in session client behavior (i.e., change talk and status quo talk) and treatment outcome. Although Moyers became interested in change talk in the context of Motivational Interviewing (MI), she has also demonstrated that change talk is not limited to MI sessions and that its presence in a session predicts outcome across therapeutic modalities (Moyers et al., 2007). However, Moyers is careful to note that at present the research does not tell us what role the change talk plays. That is, it may be that articulation of change talk causes changes or it may simply reflect some other internal process happening (as smoke reflects the presence of fire).
There has been increased interest in the role of positive psychology (i.e., focus on strengths rather than on pathology) in well-being, as well as positive emotions in change. Wagner and Ingersoll (2008) describe a contrast to the prevailing view of motivation as the avoidance of negative emotions (i.e., negative reinforcement). They note that inspiration, rather than discontent, may also form the basis for motivation and that motivation based on positive emotions tends be more powerful. Over-simplified, this is the power of moving towards something rather than away from it.
Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) is one example of this tradition that demonstrates more powerful, persistent and ongoing change when individuals view change as autonomous and chosen rather than forced by extrinsic motivators. Wagner and Ingersoll (2008) suggest that decisional balance activities can be strengthened by,
“…helping clients conceptualize more clearly what could be, how things could be better now, and how life could be better in the future. Decisional balance can be performed in a way that emphasizes the positives about change instead of the negatives related to the status quo, defining and moving toward a future positive state rather than escaping an undesirable current state or avoiding a negative future state (p. 196). ”
#### Conclusions
As noted throughout, helping people get off the seesaw cannot be a simple weighing of cognitive factors. It is more complicated than that approach. However, the decisional balance activity can provide a framework within which the clinician can explore and help the client sort these factors. Being aware of these other complicating issues can aid in making this process more effective.
Clinicians need to be aware of tendencies at the brain level to move towards certain actions and sort information in a manner that it is consistent with certain biases. Helping the individual become aware of these tendencies and practice thinking through alternatives and reasons for doing so will help strengthen these processes and assist with the decision making process.
Physical dependence and accompanying fears may prove powerful counterweights to deciding to change, but are not the final explanation for why the person stays on the seesaw. Providing the expectation of strategies for managing these issues may aid in reducing the weight this element provides in the decision making process.
Social networks are powerful factors in both staying stuck at a balance point and moving towards change. Similarly, values are important weights in this decisional process and may aid or hinder the process of moving forward. Understanding these factors in the context of this person’s life may aid greatly in helping the person proceed, though it may also explain why change is not occurring and what may need to be altered for the change to occur.
Finally, the language and focus of decisional balance discussion matter in the resolution of ambivalence. Listening for, eliciting and reinforcing change talk, as well as minimizing a focus on the status quo may help in forward movement. In addition, the focus on positive emotions, rather than simply avoiding negative events, may provide longer and more sustained efforts at change.
#### Treatment Recommendations
Here are some suggestions based on these findings and the TTM model:
- Review the modules on Finding the Fire Within and This is Who I Am more than once to reinforce reasons for change, and find the positive emotions for the decisional balance exercise, and build the strength of associations at the brain level.
- Elicit information about how temptation and craving may impact them and indicate these issues will be addressed in an upcoming session. Note that these are important factors, while reinforcing that deciding to change is the initial and perhaps most critical step.
- Use the decisional balance as a point of discussion, not an activity to simply fill in the blanks. Inquire about emotions attached to these answers. However, avoid the standard question (How does that make you feel?) and go for greater depth or breadth in your queries (e.g., What sort of emotions, if any, do you attach to that situation?)
- Ask about social network factors that influence the seesaw for him or her (e.g., How does family feel about the possibility of making some changes? Others? How might they help or hinder you, if you decided to make a change?”)
- Provide differential attention to language. Reinforce change talk and ask for examples or elaboration (e.g., What would it be like if you had more of this positive thing in your life? Tell me about an instance when that happened.). Also actively seek to elicit change talk (e.g., How would you like things to be different?) Ask for inspiration and positive emotions (e.g., How would things be better if you made these changes?).
- Commitment seems to be key, so ask for it. Bear in mind that how you ask is important. Instead of asking, “Are you committed?” you might ask, “Where does this leave you now?” or “What’s your next step?”
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While several models have influenced the development of our programs, the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model has been most central to this development (Daugherty and O’Bryan, 1981, 1987; Thompson, Daugherty, and Carver, 1984; Daugherty and Leukefeld 1998, 2002). The key distinguishing features of this model are:
1. The identification of alcohol- and drug-related health problems, including addiction, as being in the category of lifestyle-related health problems and thus sharing principles of etiology and prevention with other lifestyle-related health problems such as the most common forms of heart disease, some cancers, and type 2 diabetes.
2. The central role of both biology and quantity/frequency choices in etiology and prevention.
3. Specifying that the primary role of psychological and social problems is in influencing quantity/frequency choices.
4. Identifying Five Conditions that can promote adoption of low-risk choices.
The central role of quantity/frequency choices in this model deserves additional comment. It is no accident that PRI was the first program developer in the United States to offer alcohol low-risk guidelines and to make them a central element in its prevention programming. This is a direct expression of the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model. For many years this was highly controversial not only on the level of curriculum, but also on the level of model of causation.
On its face, it would seem the importance of alcohol or drug use in the role of developing alcohol or drug use disorders would be obvious. Yet, at the time the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model evolved, alcohol was widely considered to play no direct role in the development of alcoholism. The idea that people could not “drink their way into alcoholism” was widely held and for some, became synonymous with the disease concept. The thinking for many was that people with alcoholism drank because they had alcoholism, rather than alcoholism resulting—even in part—from the amount they drank. Also, at this time it was fairly commonly believed that some people were born with alcoholism. When the alcoholism and drug addictions fields merged on the conceptual and community program level in the 1980s, this thinking was broadened to include drugs. The argument was a harder sell for drug addictions in that the connection between heroin use, for example, and heroin addiction seems so clear. Yet, a common phrase was that “alcoholics and addicts are born not made,” an argument made stronger for some by a misunderstanding of research on genetics and on brain science.
In contrast, the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model suggests that high-risk quantity/frequency choices are the necessary elements for alcoholism and addiction to develop. Our choices have the power to prevent, the power to destroy, and the power to heal.
The idea that quantity/frequency choices would not be central to etiology may sound odd today, but in the early days of PRI’s work, PRI’s focus on choices as central to etiology, prevention, and treatment was controversial. In that environment, the importance of staying clearly focused on a model cannot be overstated. Yet, it is no less important today; even though the importance of quantity/frequency choices is widely understood. Competing paradigms still pull alcohol and drug professionals in differing directions. Now, as much as any time in our history as a field, we need ways of thinking that help us make sense of the huge amount of research coming out of multiple disciplines. Perhaps the area providing the greatest challenge today is that of genetics and brain function in addictions. We cannot afford to understate the importance of this body of research. Neither can we afford to overstate it. Being grounded in a model can help us do this.
For PRI the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model provides this grounding. This paper provides a more in-depth understanding of the model that has guided the evolution of Prime For Life® and Prime Solutions®. Other papers in this section will also look at the important contribution of the Transtheoretical Model in honing our understanding of how people change.
**The Essentials of the Model**
A set of key concepts derived from the empirical literature are central to the Lifestyle Risk Reduction perspective on both the determinants of alcohol- and drug-related problems and methods for effective intervention. The first concept comes from research indicating that as much as half or more of the risk for alcoholism is genetically determined (Hesselbrock et al.,1999). These researchers note that physiological effects and pharmacokinetics dictate the potential for addiction but do not alone determine which individuals become addicted. Evolving research (e.g., Schuckit, 1998) indicates that this risk lies on a continuum. These findings suggest that each person has a biological threshold for addiction, conceptualized in our programs as a range of distances from a “trigger point.” Persons with increased biological risk start out at a shorter distance from their trigger point, meaning it will take less time and less use to reach it than people born with standard risk. In addition, some people have greatly increased biological risk and they can develop addiction even more rapidly.
How we explain the remaining 50% of risk that is not genetic is where the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model differs from other approaches. In this model we go first to choice, not to the psycho-social factors that underpin those choices. (Think here of the Formula.) If we go directly to the psycho-social factors the implication is that alcoholism/drug addiction is directly caused by a combination of genetics plus personality and environment. This thinking bypasses the only thing our clients can directly control: their choices. Instead, by focusing simply on Biology plus Quantity Frequency Choices we are saying to the client, “Regardless of your family, your job, your education level, your personality or any other factor, you are in charge of the remaining risk and you exercise your power with every choice you make regarding your alcohol and drug use.” This is the message for prevention, and this is the message for recovery. This focus is not to minimize the very important role in psycho-social factors but to magnify the role and power of choice itself.
In addition to inborn biological risks, then, lifestyle choices also present risk and are ultimately the triggering agent. The concept of a trigger point most directly applies to health problems such as alcohol- or drug-related cirrhosis, cancers, or addiction. The biological threshold for experiencing more immediate impairment problems can best be conceptualized as a “tolerance level,” referring to the point at which impairment occurs.
The concept of risk is operationalized in practical terms by focusing on risks we cannot change (biology) and risks we can change (quantity consumed and frequency of consumption). The Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model further indicates that the combination of biological risk with “how much” and “how often” defines the overall level of risk for each person, implying that people with increased biological risk might require different guidelines about alcohol consumption than do those with lower risk. Each individual must therefore ascertain their personal level of biological risk in order to make low-risk lifestyle choices. In effect, then, the goal is to encourage people to make low-risk choices that do not equal or surpass the level of biological risk. While alcohol research indicates a range of low-risk choices, for other drugs the only low-risk choice we can identify is zero.
Rather than defining alcoholism or addiction as problems of will, personality, social influences, or morality, the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model focuses on the complex interplay between biological and lifestyle risks at the individual level, thereby helping individuals ascertain their own risks and enabling more reasoned and healthy choice-making. This perspective is consistent with theories of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980) and planned behavior (Ajzen, 1985). The LRRM also recognizes the impact of each person’s proximal (family, friends) and distal (neighborhood, culture) environment, especially with respect to acquisition and maintenance of problem behavior. It draws heavily on traditional social learning theory, with emphasis on role modeling (Bandura, 1986), as well as sociological research that articulates social development processes by which individuals become bonded to important systems in their world (Hawkins & Weis, 1985). Finally, by emphasizing the relationship between thoughts (cognition) and actions (behavior), the LRRM is consistent with the literature on cognitive social learning theory and behavioral self-control paradigms (Bandura, 1986).
Given these assumptions about the determinants and course of alcohol and drug problems, fundamental persuasive messages that drive the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model are therefore: (1) the need to personalize each individual’s beliefs about the potential adverse consequences of their choices such that they derive a more accurate understanding of idiosyncratic dangers and benefits; (2) the need to assess one’s immediate and more distal social environment to ascertain sources of support for prospective behavioral change; and, (3) the need to establish sufficient motivation to change, coupled with the belief that each individual has the capacity and skills to make low-risk choices and sustain them (self-efficacy).
**Phases of Use**
PRI also conceptualizes four Phases of Use to describe the progression of alcohol and drug use ranging from low-risk choices-abstinence from drugs and abstinence or other low-risk choices for alcohol (Green Phase) to high-risk choices without psychological dependence (Yellow Phase), to high-risk choices with psychological dependence (Orange Phase), and to psychological dependence along with physiological dependence/addiction (Red Phase).
**From Prevention to Recovery**
The implications of this model are no less relevant for recovery than for prevention. In the words of a residential treatment program client receiving Prime For Life as part of the educational component of a treatment experience, “For the first time I understand how I became addicted and why I need to abstain to recover.” In the simplest of terms, once a person reaches the trigger point, it becomes very difficult to use just a little bit. So many smokers have experienced this when after years of not smoking they decided to “just smoke one.” At this point, though, it is not just altered biology that comes into play. As a person moves closer to addiction the high-risk use begins altering most every aspect of the person’s life so they are no longer the same psychologically or socially. Yet choice continues to be at the center.
DiClemente (2003) described this interaction as follows, “Although the processes of conditioning, stimulus generalization, and reinforcement often operate at the threshold of awareness, the addicted individual continues to make choices. These choices interact with the conditioning and reinforcement processes to support engagement in the addictive behavior… It takes choice and commitment to continue to obtain effective access and to seek the addictive behavior when there are negative personal and social consequences that begin to emerge.” We would add that the processes of conditioning, stimulus generalization, and reinforcement are happening at the intersection of psychology and biology. Individual high-risk choices are the engine that drives this process—ending in addiction.
**Five Conditions for Effective Risk Reduction**
Any successful intervention for either prevention or recovery must affect choice and the resulting behaviors. The Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model suggests Five Conditions are essential in order to promote low-risk choices and behaviors.
_**Condition One**_ — People believe: “It (an alcohol or drug-related problem) could happen to me, and it is my quantity/frequency choices that will determine whether or not I experience a problem.” This condition addresses perception of risk about personal quantity/frequency choices. The Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model suggests increased risk perception will increase impact for both prevention and recovery efforts. Since the conditions were developed in 1981, a number of studies supports this. For example, heavier drinkers have lower perceptions of risk and higher expectations of positive outcomes from drinking (Brown et al., 1985; Roizen 1983; Fromme et al., 1997). Increased perception of risk is associated with treatment seeking. (Hingston et al., 1982) Higher perceived risk “If I keep drinking as I have been, I will develop alcoholism” at posttest after PRIME for Life is associated with lower recidivism rates 3-5 years after arrest. (Engen, Richard, & Patterson, 1995). It has also been demonstrated that Prime For Life leads to relatively enduring changes in this risk perception (Marsteller, 1996) Most recently our own evaluations have indicated a significant association between this risk perception and motivation to change.
At the heart of this condition is the belief that people will be more motivated to make changes in how much or how often they drink or use drugs if they feel personal vulnerability—if they believe their choices make a difference in the likelihood of an undesired outcome occurring. This may be facilitated by a belief that anyone—not just certain kinds of people—can develop problems if they make high-risk choices. This is true in many other areas besides alcohol and drug problems. If people do not believe that AIDS could happen to them, they may be less likely to use preventive measures. If they do not believe that skin cancer is likely to happen, they are less likely to limit exposure to the sun. This condition is even relevant to non-health issues such as personal finances. People who do not believe that financial problems could possibly happen to them are not likely to take money management seriously. A variety of attitudes can be targeted to effectively establish this condition with target audiences.
For example, widely held beliefs lead people to conclude that alcohol problems happen because of the kind of person one is (largely psychosocial factors although this may include biological factors), rather than the kind of drinking choices one makes (behaviors). At least unconsciously, then, they conclude their drinking choices do not matter because they are too strong, too together, too immune, and definitely not “that kind of person.” Many alcohol education programs unwittingly add to that perception by emphasizing psychosocial factors such as childhood experiences, feelings, or self-esteem instead of choices. Clients often leave alcohol education experiences fortified in their beliefs that they are not “that kind of person,” and therefore do not need to worry about their drinking choices. This condition suggests the first task of our education must be to replace the belief, “It happens because of the kind of person you are” with the belief, “It could happen to anyone, including me, and how much and how often I drink or use drugs matters.”
This can be equally true for recovery programs. Counselors often find it challenging to overcome clients’ “denial” that they do not have a problem. Sometimes this denial is based on the clients’ long-held belief that “It can’t happen to me because I’m not that kind of person.” So, when it does happen, the logical conclusion is that “it has not happened” because “it cannot happen to people like me.” How can I have something that I cannot get? If we can help people come to believe that they could develop the problem, they cannot help but wonder whether or not it has happened. The perceived “denial” then often begins to melt.
With good intentions, some prevention and recovery efforts try to bring about this and other changes in belief simply by telling people what they “should believe” or what is “true.” The Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model suggests that bringing about changes in belief requires a specific, intensive process grounded in non-coercive but persuasive communications. Programs using this model could use specific information grounded in biological and psychosocial research to help people move through a process of belief change. Once this condition is successfully established, people are ready for Condition Two. They are eager to know the answer to these two questions: “How can I know my own level of risk—where is my trigger point?” and “How do I know what choices are low risk for me?”
_**Condition Two**_ — People know how to estimate their level of biological risk and what specific quantity/frequency choices are high risk and low risk. People can say: “I know what to do.” The terms “risk reduction,” “low risk” and “high risk,” though rarely used in the field at the time PRI began its work, are now widely-used, and clarification may be helpful. When used by PRI, these terms refer to research-based guidelines on specific quantities and frequencies of drinking. Low-risk choices (which include abstinence) are those choices not associated with increased overall mortality in the general population. High-risk choices are linked to a variety of health and impairment problems. Just as people must know what quantity/frequency choices about diet and exercise will reduce risk for heart problems, they need to know what specific quantity/frequency choices decrease (or increase) risk for alcohol and drug-related problems.
Research on health communications tells us specificity is important. In our field, most efforts to quantify have been vague and counter-productive. To help people understand how much is too much, people have been told things like, “You know you’ve had too much when you have a problem.” That is like saying, “You’ll know you’ve had too much cholesterol when you’ve had a heart attack!” This is certainly not the kind of prevention advice people have gotten for heart disease. They’ve benefited from some very specific guidance, such as exactly how long and how often people should exercise aerobically, or how little saturated fat to eat per day. Without this guidance, people may believe more cholesterol and less exercise to be low risk when it is actually not.
People have also heard that, if they choose to drink, they should drink moderately or responsibly. But how much is moderate? How much is responsible? Some may believe it is any amount that is less than their friends are drinking. On today’s college campuses, two six packs of beer may seem moderate, but research finds this to be very high risk. Again, guidance needs to be specific and research-based.
These guidelines also provide helpful recovery information by providing a specific ruler against which I can gauge how high-risk my own choices have been; and how likely it is I can follow such guidelines successfully. It is normal in the course of recovery for people to think, “Maybe I can drink/use again now.” But as one client said, “I could always rationalize that 8 drinks is moderate. I can never rationalize that 8 is 2.” The benefit of knowing low-risk guidelines is much like the advice in Chapter Three of the AA Big Book; “We do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself. Step over to the nearest barroom and try some controlled drinking. Try to drink and stop abruptly. Try it more than once. It will not take long for you to decide if you are honest with yourself about it.” The low-risk guidelines provide even greater specificity but serve the same purpose for many people; answering the question once and for all.
_**Condition Three**_ — People perceive social support for making low-risk choices. People can say: “The people around me support me in making (age-appropriate) low-risk choices.” Many customs, values, policies, and messages influence people’s choices. If there is not adequate social support for low-risk choices, then the prevention and recovery professionals can help individuals, groups, and communities find ways to build that support. We could quickly think of dozens of ways our society supports people in making low-risk choices for heart disease. Labeling fat content on foods, making fat-free products available, and encouraging regular exercise are examples. The same thing can, and has already begun, to be done to support low-risk alcohol, tobacco, and other drug choices. Alcohol-free social events, no-smoking policies, and employer drug policies are examples.
However, this condition is not only addressing the reality of support but the perception of support. Often people underestimate the amount of support present for abstaining or making other low-risk choices and overestimate the amount of support for making high-risk choices. In establishing this condition, programs will work to change the social environment, but will also work to change individual perceptions of that support. Simply put, people must perceive support for making low-risk choices, or they are not likely to make them.
_**Condition Four**_ — People hold attitudes, beliefs, values and motivations that support making low-risk choices. People can say: “I am motivated to make (age-appropriate) low-risk choices.” Previous conditions established heightened risk perception, knowledge of what to do, and perception of social support. People are still unlikely to adopt low-risk choices across time unless they value and desire the behavior. Attitudes and beliefs may help establish motivation for either low-risk or high-risk choices. Research indicates that expectations on what alcohol or drugs will do for a person are powerful influences on choice. (Brown, et al., 1980; Wall, et al.,1998) For example, those who believe that use will help a person achieve happiness, popularity, sex, or power are much more likely to use. When Condition Four is in place people will hold beliefs that low-risk choices will help them achieve their goals and high-risk choices will threaten what they value. Professionals working to assist the client in establishing Condition Four may work to change high-risk beliefs such as “high tolerance is protective” to “high tolerance is risky.” If someone believes that high tolerance is risky and that high-risk choices will inevitably create high tolerance, the high-risk choices become less likely.
_**Condition Five**_ — People possess the necessary skills to make and maintain low-risk choices. They can say: “I know how to make (age-appropriate) low-risk choices and I am confident I can succeed.” People not only need motivation and support for making low-risk choices; they need to know how to make low-risk choices. For instance, people can learn how to turn down a drink without calling unwanted attention to themselves. Knowing how to live sober, how to socialize, relax, or have fun without alcohol or drugs are all necessary skills. Professional efforts are aimed at developing skills to make age-appropriate low-risk choices that will meet social and emotional needs.
A variety of methods and activities may be used to establish these conditions. The challenge to the prevention or recovery professional is to help the client establish all of the conditions. Only then, is the effort truly comprehensive and systematic. We believe it will typically be helpful to establish Conditions One and Two first. However, this will not always be true. Which conditions the professional seeks to establish first may be determined by how many barriers the person has to Condition Four. When there is little internal support, or when the person has severe emotional problems, that may be the first priority. People without hope, or with very little sense of self worth, for example, might not be motivated to learn how to estimate biological risk or the range of low-risk choices.
Whichever sequence is chosen to establish the Five Conditions, the professional methods used are important. Choices are highly personal. It is essential to gain an understanding of how people respond to external efforts to affect their choices. While not part of the model per se, PRI has, from the inception of the model, encouraged utilizing principles of the central route to persuasion to decrease defensiveness and maximize response to prevention and recovery efforts.
The Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model has been the central model that guides our work. The [Transtheoretical Model (TTM)](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/transtheoretical-model/ "Transtheoretical Model") has contributed significant understanding of how people change and [Motivational Interviewing](https://primeforlife.org/research/inputs/motivational-interviewing/ "Motivational Interviewing") has further refined the professional skills that can be used to promote change. We have worked to actively integrate these into our programs with the belief by doing so we can evolve a more effective approach to both prevention and recovery.
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| **Audience** | **Prime For Life** | **Prime Accountability** | **Prime Choices** | **Prime Solutions** |
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| Universal | **X** | **X** | **X** | |
| Selected | **X** | **X** | **X** | |
| Indicated | **X** | **X** | **X** | **X** |
| Mandated Participation | **X** | **X** | | **X** |
| Voluntary Participation | **X** | | **X** | **X** |
| Treatment | **Pretreatment Options** | | | **X** |
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| **Delivery** | **Prime For Life** | **Prime Accountability** | **Prime Choices** | **Prime Solutions** |
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| In-person | **X** | | | **X** |
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| Length | **4.5-20**
**Hours** | **4-5**
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**Workbook** | **Engaging Online**
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**Tools** | **Engaging Online**
**Modules with OnScreen Host** | **Flexibliy**
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