Dimension: Characteristics of use
Area
Precipitators of use
Specificity
Illegal Drugs
Year
1988
Author
Annis, H M. & Martin, G.
Physical discomfort, Pleasant emotions, Testing self-control, Need, Pleasant moments, Unpleasant emotions and Conflict with others.
The inventory consists of 60 items that assess the percentage amount of situations that precipitate use before 8 types of precipitator situations.
NI
Self-administered. The individual has to indicate the frequency with which he used drugs before each of the situations that are presented.
Each item is answered on a scale of 4 points: never: 0; rarely: 1; often: 2; and almost always: 3. The score for each subscale is obtained by adding the scores of each item. A score from 0% to 100% indicates the rate of drug use problem in each situation.
Annis, H M. & Martin, G. (1985). Inventory of Drug Taking Situations (IDS). Canada: Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario.