Quick screen to detect current substance use disorder in adolescents and the likelihood of future disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

A brief screen requiring 3-4min administration time was developed to detect adolescents qualifying for current substance use disorder (SUD) and those who will subsequently manifest SUD by early adulthood.

Methods

The revised Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI-R; Tarter, 1990) was administered to 329 boys on three occasions (ages 12-14, 15-17 and 18-19years of age). Principal components analysis yielded a core set of items to form three age-specific versions of the DUSI-R Quick Screen (DQS), consisting of the Substance Involvement Index and Problems Severity Index.

Results

Construct, concurrent and predictive validity of the DQS were in the good to excellent range. Sensitivity of the DQS at ages 12-14, 15-17 and 18-19 for detecting current SUD was 100%, 93% and 93

SUBMITTER: Kirisci L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3534810 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature