Checkup & Choices
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| Industry | Healthcare |
| Genre | Substance Misuse, Behavior Change and Wellness |
| Founded 📆 | 2015 |
| Founder 👔 | Reid K. Hester, Ph. D., Caton Burwell MBA, M.Ed. |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| 🌐 Website | www.checkupandchoices.com |
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CheckUp & Choices (C&C) is a digital health company that helps individuals and organizations reduce alcohol and substance misuse problems. C&C was co-founded in 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D. and Caton Burwell MBA, M.Ed.
CheckUp & Choices’ digital programs are based on motivational and cognitive behavioral interventions that have been validated in eight NIH-funded randomized clinical trials.[1][1][2][3][4][5][6]
History[edit]
Dr. Reid K. Hester, Ph.D. and Caton Burwell co-founded CheckUp & Choices in 2015.[citation needed]
Reid K. Hester, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and clinical researcher who has published over 60 journal articles on the topic of substance misuse. He received his masters and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Washington State University in 1979.[7]
Prior to co-founding C&C, Caton Burwell was the manager of QED Investors, a venture capital firm focused on early stage companies that leverage the power of data and technology. Mr. Burwell received his BA from Harvard College and his MBA and M.Ed. from Stanford University.[8][9]
Research[edit]
CheckUp & Choices is based on motivational and cognitive behavioral interventions that have been validated in eight randomized clinical trials funded by more than $5.6 million in competitive grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In these clinical trials focusing on alcohol misuse, individuals who used elements of the CheckUp & Choices program experienced a 55% drop in drinking quantity, frequency, and intensity for less dependent drinkers, a 50% reduction in alcohol-related problems for all drinkers, and a 36% decrease in drinking days in dependent drinkers.
In consultation with leading experts in their respective research fields, modules for other substances have been developed for Marijuana, Opioids, and Stimulants.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hester, Reid K.; Lenberg, Kathryn L.; Campbell, William; Delaney, Harold D. (2013). "Overcoming Addictions, a Web-Based Application, and SMART Recovery, an Online and In-Person Mutual Help Group for Problem Drinkers, Part 1: Three-Month Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 15 (7): e134. doi:10.2196/jmir.2565. PMC 3713880. PMID 23846588.
- ↑ Hester, Reid K.; Delaney, Harold D.; Campbell, William (2012). "The College Drinker's Check-Up: Outcomes of two randomized clinical trials of a computer-delivered intervention". Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 26 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1037/a0024753. PMC 3246033. PMID 21823769.
- ↑ Hester, Reid K.; Delaney, Harold D.; Campbell, William (2011). "Moderate Drinking.Com and moderation management: Outcomes of a randomized clinical trial with non-dependent problem drinkers". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 79 (2): 215–224. doi:10.1037/a0022487. PMC 3066281. PMID 21319896.
- ↑ Hester, Reid K.; Delaney, Harold D.; Campbell, William; Handmaker, Nancy (2009). "A web application for moderation training: Initial results of a randomized clinical trial". Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 37 (3): 266–276. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2009.03.001. PMC 2739257. PMID 19339137.
- ↑ Hester, Reid K.; Squires, Daniel D.; Delaney, Harold D. (2005). "The Drinker's Check-up: 12-month outcomes of a controlled clinical trial of a stand-alone software program for problem drinkers". Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 28 (2): 159–169. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2004.12.002. PMID 15780546.
- ↑ Hester, R.K., & Miller, W.R. (Eds.) (2003). Handbook of alcoholism treatment approaches: Effective alternatives, (3rd edition). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.[page needed]
- ↑ "Reid K. Hester | Ph.D." ResearchGate.
- ↑ Rai, Saritha (August 10, 2005). "M.B.A. Students Bypassing Wall Street for a Summer in India". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Microvest Annual Report" (PDF).
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