Mobile Application for Prescription Drug-Abuse Education (MAPDE)

As a patient-centered prevention effort, this brief intervention in a mobile phone app format focuses on helping military members reduce their risk for prescription drug misuse. It contains modules to: (1) assess risk for misuse and related behavioral health concerns; (2) provide individualized feedback on risk level; (3) store information on current medications and look up drug interaction and related information; (4) enhance communication and decision-making skills within healthcare and other interpersonal contexts by providing interactive scenarios; (5) teach about the risks of prescription drug misuse; and (6) provide available resources for help with prescription drug misuse.