Drug Abuse Screening Test-10.

DAST-10

What it measures

Problematic non-alcohol drug use (illicit + prescription misuse) over the past 12 months; consequences and loss of control

Length and format

10 items. Yes/No (1/0, one reverse-keyed); summed 0-10; 3-5 moderate, 6+ substantial/severe (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. ES, FR, PT, ZH, AR, SV

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Skinner, H. A. (1982). The Drug Abuse Screening Test. Addictive Behaviors, 7(4), 363-371.