Protocol - Perceived Harm of Substance Use

Personnel and Training Required

If an interviewer prepares the survey for self-administration, the interviewer must be trained and found competent to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population.

Equipment Needs

None

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

Participants

Adolescents and adults aged 12 years or older

Selection Rationale

The protocol from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health was selected because this survey is a primary source of information on perceptions of substance use risk in the civilian, noninstitutionalized adult population of the United States. The study was initiated in 1971, and it is currently conducted on an annual basis making it one of the nation’s largest databases on drug use. It provides both national and state-level data. A similar 14-item scale is also used in the Monitoring the Future Survey of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students.

Language

English, Other languages available at source

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Human Phenotype Ontology	Addictive behavior	HP:0030858	HPO

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable

Protocol Name from Source

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2009-2010

Source

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2009). 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) specifications for programming, English Version. Rockville, MD: Author. Risk/Availability Section. Questions RK01a-RK01k.

General References

Bachman, J. G., Johnston, L. D., & O’Malley, P. M. (1998). Explaining the recent increases in students’ marijuana use: Impacts of perceived risks and disapproval, 1976 through 1996. American Journal of Public Health, 88, 887-892.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2011). Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of national findings (NSDUH Series H-41, HHS Publication No. [SMA] 11-4658). Rockville, MD: Author.

Protocol ID

550401

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX550401_Harm_Cocaine_Monthly
	PX550401080000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they use cocaine once a month? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Cocaine_Weekly
	PX550401090000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they use cocaine once or twice a week? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_FiveOrMore_Drinks_Weekly
	PX550401110000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they have five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Four_Five_Drinks_Daily
	PX550401100000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they have four or five drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Heroin_Once_Or_Twice
	PX550401060000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they try heroin once or twice? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Heroin_Weekly
	PX550401070000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they use heroin once or twice a week? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Lsd_Once_Or_Twice
	PX550401040000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they try LSD once or twice? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Lsd_Weekly
	PX550401050000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they use LSD once or twice a week? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Marijuana_Weekly
	PX550401030000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they smoke marijuana once or twice a week? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Smoke_Daily
	PX550401010000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they smoke one or more packs of cigarettes per day? show less	N/A
PX550401_Harm_Smoke_Marijuana_Monthly
	PX550401020000	How much do people risk harming themselves more physically and in other ways when they smoke marijuana once a month? show less	N/A

Substance Use-related Community Factors

Measure Name

Perceived Harm of Substance Use

Release Date

February 24, 2012

Definition

Instrument used to gather respondents’ perceptions on how much they think people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when using certain drugs and other substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, LSD, heroin, and cocaine.

Purpose

The purpose of this measure is to collect information from respondents on their thoughts about the physical and health risk associated with using certain drugs and other substances. These perceptions of harm have been shown to be negatively correlated with use and first onset of use.

Keywords

Perceived harm, Perceived risk, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, NSDUH, Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco, substance abuse, substance use, illicit substances, cocaine, heroin, LSD, SAA, Substance Use-related Community Factors

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
550401	Perceived Harm of Substance Use

Publications

There are no publications listed for this protocol.