In a small pilot project, Schuckit and colleagues developed a web-based alcohol prevention program tailored toward the low LR to alcohol for a group of 64 freshman college students at the University of California at San Diego (Schuckit et al., 2012). Their study assigned individuals to one of two alcohol prevention programs: one focusing on low LR as a risk factor for binge drinking and alcohol problems, and the other a non-tailored, standard alcohol prevention program. Both programs comprised 4 sessions of online modules (50-minute videos) that focused on increasing awareness of risks associated with heavy drinking, correcting myths about social norms, and teaching skills to avoid risky drinking behaviors. However, the level of response-based program was structured around the low LR model (Schuckit et al., 2012). Results indicated an interaction between LR and the prevention program received: individuals with a low LR reported a greater reduction in drinking quantities when enrolled in the program tailored to address low LR than in the standard prevention program. A larger replication (N=500) at the same university found similar LR by program interactions
