Attachment MICS-8_Scheduler Automated Emails_Final_9-12-22

NSDUH Complete: No Scheduled MICS Interview (non-assigned and/or non-scheduled)
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Schedule your Interview
Dear [INSERT NAME], thank you for completing the National Survey on Drug Use and Health! You have
been selected to participate in a follow-up study. Your participation is very important – please schedule
an interview date and time using the link below:
[INSERT LINK]
The follow-up study is fully-virtual, asks questions about mental health, and consists of one interview.
If you have any questions prior to scheduling an interview date and time, please call 1-800-848-4079.
Thanks in advance for participating!
Scheduled MICS Interview – Scheduled (to respondent)
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Interview Scheduled
Thank you for scheduling your follow-up interview to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Your
appointment details are outlined below. Within two days, an interviewer from RTI International will
contact you to provide Zoom details.
• The appointment is scheduled for: 6/10/2022 from 4PM-6PM Eastern.
• The interviewer who will contact you is [INSERT NAME].
If you need to reschedule your interview, you can use this link: [INSERT LINK].
Appointment Reminder Email (to respondent)
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Interview Reminder
Thank you for scheduling your follow-up interview to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Your
upcoming appointment is scheduled for: 6/10/2022 from 4PM-6PM Eastern.
If you have any questions, please contact the project at 1-800-848-4079.
Scheduled MICS Interview – Assigned, Scheduled (to interviewer)
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Interview Scheduled
You have been assigned the following NSMH case for interview – Case ID#: [INSERT].
• Current case status – [INSERT CODE].
• The appointment is scheduled for: 6/10/2022 from 4PM-6PM Eastern.

Please transmit to pick up the clinical interview case. Once you’ve confirmed that the case is on your
laptop, please send out the email invitation with Zoom link to the respondent.
Scheduled MICS Interview – Rescheduled (same interviewer)
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Interview Rescheduled
Your interview with the following respondent has been rescheduled – Case ID#: [INSERT].
• Current case status – [INSERT CODE].
• Original interview date/time: 5/7/2022 from 6PM-8PM Eastern
• New interview date/time: 6/11/2022 from 9AM-11AM Eastern
Please update the existing meeting invite to match the new interview date and time.
Scheduled MICS Interview – Canceled
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Interview Canceled
Case ID#: [INSERT]
Your interview originally scheduled for: 6/29/2022 from 11AM-1PM Eastern has been canceled.
This case will no longer appear in your workload. Please cancel the scheduled meeting.
Refusal Code Entered
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Interview Importance, Project Contact Information
Dear [INSERT NAME], Recently, a professional interviewer from RTI International contacted you about
participating in a follow-up study to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. At this time, you
expressed concerns about participating.
We understand that your privacy is important – RTI International does not provide individual answers to
anyone. Your answers are combined with the answers of thousands of other people and reported only
as overall numbers. Also, we never ask for your full name. In addition, the option to refuse to answer
any question is always available.
If you have any questions about your concerns, please call 1-800-848-4079 or email [INSERT CONTACT
INFORMATION]. Your participation is very important – please consider scheduling an interview date and
time using the link below:
[INSERT LINK]
Thank you for your time – we hope you will reconsider and choose to participate in this very important
and beneficial study.

Assigned, Non-scheduled Cases (cc: clinical interviewer)
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Schedule your Interview
Dear [INSERT NAME], your participation in the follow-up study to the National Survey on Drug Use and
Health is very important. We value your time and hope we can schedule an interview date and time that
works best for you – here are a few options for scheduling:
• Select an interview date and time using this link: [INSERT LINK]
• Contact the interviewer assigned to your case: [INSERT NAME], [INSERT EMAIL]
If you have any questions prior to scheduling an interview date and time, please call 1-800-848-4079 or
email [INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION]. Thanks in advance for participating!
Missed Appointment (cc: clinical interviewer)
Subject: NSDUH Follow-up Interview – Missed Appointment
Dear [INSERT NAME], your participation in the follow-up study to the National Survey on Drug Use and
Health is very important. We value your time and hope we can reschedule your interview on a date and
time that works best for you – here are a few options for scheduling:
• Select an interview date and time using this link: [INSERT LINK]
• Contact the interviewer currently assigned to your case: [INSERT NAME], [INSERT EMAIL]
If you have any questions prior to rescheduling your interview date and time, please call 1-800-848-4079
or email [INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION]. Thanks in advance for participating!
Email Signature

Leyla Stambaugh, PhD
RTI International
NSDUH Follow-up Study