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Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test
Dimension: Risk factors start consumption
Area
Personal
Specificity
Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
Year
2002
Author
Ali, Awwad, Babor, Bradley, Butau, Farrell, Formigoni, Isralowitz, Boerngen, Marsden, McRee, Monteiro, Pal, Rubio-Stipec, & Vendetti
Identification and Classification
- Instrument
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Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test
- Acronym
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ASSIST
- Area
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Personal
- Dimension
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Risk factors start consumption
- Specificity
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Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
- Objective
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Evaluate the risk level associated with the use of psychoactive substances (tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, amphetamine-type stimulants, inhalants, sedatives, hallucinogens, opiates and others)
- Factors it measures
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- Use of substances throughout life
- Use of substances during the last three months
- Problems related to drug use
- Current risk of presenting problems in the future
- Dependence possibility
- Intravenous drug use
- Year
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2002
- Author
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Ali, Awwad, Babor, Bradley, Butau, Farrell, Formigoni, Isralowitz, Boerngen, Marsden, McRee, Monteiro, Pal, Rubio-Stipec, & Vendetti
- Author Contact Data
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Marsden, John
Addictions Department, Box 48, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
- Availability
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Free
- Link
Versions
Year
2004
Validation Country
Portugal
Author
Valadas, Gonçalves, & Faísca
Author Contact Data
dos Santos Valadas, Sandra Cristina
Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Departamento de Ciências da Educação e Sociologia, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Teléfono.: +351289 800914
E-mail: svaladas@ualg.pt
References
Valadas, S., Gonçalves, F., & Faísca, L. (2004). Estudo de tradução, adaptação e validação do ASSIST numa amostra de estudantes universitários portugueses. Revista Portuguesa de Educação, 22, 191-217.
Year
2004
Validation Country
Brazil
Author
Henrique, De Micheli, Lacerda, & Formigoni
Author Contact Data
Souza Formigoni, Mª Lucía
Rua Botucatu, 862 – Edifício de Ciências Biomédicas 1o andar – CEP: 04023-062 – São Paulo – SP
Teléfono: (11) 5539-0155
E-mail: mlformig@psicobio.epm.br
References
Henrique, I. S., De Micheli, D., Lacerda, R. A., & Formigoni, M. S. (2004). Validação da versão brasileira do teste de triagem do envolvimento com álcool, cigarro e outras substâncias (ASSIST). Revista Associação de Medicina Brasileira, 50, 199-206.
Year
2014
Validation Country
Chile
Author
Soto-Brandt, Portilla, Huepe, Rivera-Rei, Escobar, Salas, Canales-Johnson, Ibáñez, Martínez, & Castillo-Carniglia
Author Contact Data
Portilla, Rodrigo
Área de Tratamiento, Servicio Nacional para la Prevención y Rehabilitación del Consumo de Drogas y Alcohol (SENDA). Agustinas 1235, piso 9, Santiago, Chile
E-mail: rportilla@senda.gob.cl
References
Soto-Brandt, G., Portilla, R., Huepe, D., Rivera-Rei, Á., Escobar, M. J., Salas, N., Canales-Johnson, A., Ibáñez, A., Martínez, C., & Castillo-Carniglia, Á. (2014). Evidencia de validez en Chile del Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Adicciones, 26, 291-302.
Year
2016
Validation Country
Mexico
Author
Tiburgio, Rosete-Mohedano, Natera, Martínez, Carreño, & Pérez
Author Contact Data
Tiburgio, Marcela
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Calzada México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Del. Tlalpan, C.P. 14370, Distrito Federal
Teléfono:+52 (55) 4160 5162
E-mail: tibsam@imp.edu.mx
References
Tiburgio, M., Rosete-Mohedano, M. G., Natera, G., Martínez, N. A., Carreño, S., & Pérez, D. (2016). Validez y confiabilidad de la prueba de detección de consumo de alcohol, tabaco y sustancias (ASSIST) en estudiantes universitarios. Adicciones, 28, 19-27.
Description
- Abstract
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ASSIST evaluates the risk associated with drug use. To do this, it uses a total of eight items that explore drug use behavior and dependence, problems associated or the risk of presenting them in the future, taking into account the parameters of current addictive behavior
- Psychometric characteristics
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International studies have reported validity and reliability of the test, with a test-retest coefficient of .58-.90 resulting in values that coincide with the original study, as well as a level of internal consistency close to .80
- No. of items
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It consists of 8 items (From Q1 - use of substances throughout life to Q8 - injected drug use throughout life)
- Duration
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10 min
- Way of administration
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- Individual and collective
- Paper
- Way of qualification
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The total score associated with each substance is classified into three levels of risk: low risk (0-3 points), moderate risk (4-26 points) and high risk (> 26 points)
- Application context
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Clinic
- Population
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Youngters, adults
- References
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Ali, R., Awwad, E., Babor, T., Bradley, F., Butau, T., Farrell, M., Formigoni, M. L., Isralowitz, R., Boerngen, R., Marsden, J., McRee, B., Monteiro, M., Pal, H., Rubio-Stipec, M., & Vendetti, J. (2002). The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): Development, reliability and feasibility. Addiction, 97, 1183-1194.