Protocol - Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adolescents

Personnel and Training Required

The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews. The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "don’t know" response is provided.

Equipment Needs

These questions can be administered in a computerized or noncomputerized format (i.e., paper-and-pencil instrument). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer/handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adolescent, Adult, Senior

Participants

Adolescents and adults aged 13 years and older

Selection Rationale

The Simple Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drugs (SSI-AOD) includes questions from several validated instruments: Addiction Severity Index (ASI); Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT); CAGE; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, second edition, revised (DSM-II-R); Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, revised (DSM-III-R); Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST); History of Trauma Scale; Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST); Problem-oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT); and Revised Health Screening Survey (RHSS).

The screener can be administered in a research or clinical setting.

The instrument was developed for use with both adults and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics says that it is an acceptable instrument for screening adolescents (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2001).

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Human Phenotype Ontology	Addictive behavior	HP:0030858	HPO
caDSR Form	PhenX PX510202 - Screening And Severity Of Substance Use Problems Adole	6214356	caDSR Form

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Services, Simple Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drugs (SSI-AOD)

Source

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). (1994). TIP 11: Simple screening instruments for outreach for alcohol and other drug abuse and infectious diseases (Treatment Improvement Protocol [TIP] Series). Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK14945/

General References

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Substance Abuse. (2001). Alcohol use and abuse: A pediatric concern. Pediatrics, 108(1), 185–189.

Protocol ID

510202

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX510202_Drinking_DrugUse_Caused_Family_Problems
	PX510202060000	Has drinking or other drug use caused more problems between you and your family or friends? show less	N/A
PX510202_Drinking_DrugUse_Caused_School_Problems
	PX510202070000	Has your drinking or other drug use caused more problems at school or at work? show less	N/A
PX510202_Drinking_Or_Drug_Problem_Now
	PX510202160000	Do you feel that you have a drinking or drug more problem now? show less	N/A
PX510202_Drinking_UsingDrugs_Likely_BreakRules
	PX510202120000	When drinking or using drugs, are you more more likely to do something you wouldn't normally do, such as break rules, break the law, sell things that are important to you, or have unprotected sex with someone? show less	N/A
PX510202_Drink_UseDrugs_More_Get_Effect
	PX510202100000	Are you needing to drink or use drugs more more and more to get the effect you want? show less	N/A
PX510202_Family_Members_Drinking_Problem
	PX510202150000	Have any of your family members ever had a more drinking or drug problem? show less	N/A
PX510202_Feel_Bad_Guilty_About_Use
	PX510202130000	Do you feel bad or guilty about your more drinking or drug use? show less	N/A
PX510202_Felt_You_Use_Too_Much
	PX510202020000	Have you felt that you use too much alcohol more or drugs? show less	N/A
PX510202_Gone_To_Anyone_To_Help
	PX510202040000	Have you gone to anyone to help because of more your drinking or drug use? (Such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, counselors, or a treatment program.) show less	N/A
PX510202_Had_Drinking_Drug_Problem
	PX510202140000	Have you ever had a drinking or other drug more problem? show less	N/A
PX510202_Health_Problems_Been_Injured
	PX510202050700	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Been injured after drinking or using? show less	N/A
PX510202_Health_Problems_Blackouts
	PX510202050100	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Had blackouts or other periods of memory loss? show less	Variable Mapping
PX510202_Health_Problems_CokeBugs_When_Stopped
	PX510202050600	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Felt "coke bugs" or a crawling feeling under your skin after you stopped using drugs? show less	N/A
PX510202_Health_Problems_Convulsions
	PX510202050300	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Had convulsions, delirium tremens (DTs)? show less	Variable Mapping
PX510202_Health_Problems_Depressed_When_Stopped
	PX510202050500	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Felt sick, shaky, or depressed when you stopped? show less	Variable Mapping
PX510202_Health_Problems_Head_Injury
	PX510202050200	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Injured your head after drinking or using drugs? show less	N/A
PX510202_Health_Problems_Hepatitis
	PX510202050400	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Had hepatitis or other liver problems? show less	Variable Mapping
PX510202_Health_Problems_Used_Needles
	PX510202050800	Have you had any health problems? For more example, have you: Used needles to shoot drugs? show less	N/A
PX510202_Lost_Temper_While_Drinking
	PX510202090000	Have you lost your temper or gotten into more arguments or fights while drinking or using drugs? show less	N/A
PX510202_Lot_Of_Time_Getting_Alcohol
	PX510202110000	Do you spend a lot of time thinking about or more trying to get alcohol or other drugs? show less	N/A
PX510202_Other_Legal_Problems
	PX510202080000	Have you been arrested or had other legal more problems? (Such as bouncing bad checks, driving while intoxicated, theft, or drug possession.) show less	Variable Mapping
PX510202_Tried_To_Cut_Down_Quit
	PX510202030000	Have you tried to cut down or quit drinking more or using alcohol or other drugs? show less	N/A
PX510202_Used_Alcohol_Other_Drugs
	PX510202010000	Have you used alcohol or other drugs? (Such more as wine, beer, hard liquor, pot, coke, heroin or other opiates, uppers, downers, hallucinogens, or inhalants.) show less	N/A

Assessment of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders

Measure Name

Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems

Release Date

February 24, 2012

Definition

Instruments used separately to screen for alcohol and other drug problems and to assess the severity of these problems.

Purpose

The purpose of this measure is to screen for alcohol-related and other drug-related problems (use) and to assess the severity of these problems by asking the respondent questions about use, withdrawal, and behaviors associated with substance use. This measure is not intended for abuse and dependence diagnoses based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Keywords

adolescent, Adult, alcohol, alcohol abuse, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Arrests, AUDIT, Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test, Brief MAST, DAST-10, Drug Abuse Screening Test, Drugs, Other Drugs, SAA, screening, Simple Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drugs, SSI-AOD, substance abuse, Assessment of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
510201	Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adults - Alcohol - Past 12 Months
510202	Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adolescents
510203	Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adults - Alcohol - Lifetime
510204	Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adults - Drugs

Publications

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