II. Protocol: Screening for Substance Abuse
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAS-10)
- Single-Question Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAS-1)
- Modified Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test
III. Protocol: Screening Questionnaires to identify Problem Drinking
- USPTF recommended screening tools (validated)
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
- http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/AUDIT_screener_for_alcohol.pdf
- Ten question paper-based survey
- Greatest accuracy among screening tools
- AUDIT-C
- http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/images/res/tool_auditc.pdf
- Abbreviated 3 question scale
- Single question screen or SASQ (positive if answer given: "one or more")
- How many times in the past year have you had X or more drinks per day?
- Where X is 5 for men under age 65 years, and 4 for women and for men over age 65 years
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
- Other screening tools
- See CAGE Questions
- See NIAAA Quantity and Frequency Questionnaire
- Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (BMAST)
- Ten question survey
- TWEAK Survey (really TWEAC)
IV. Resources
- USPTF Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care