<p>The Drug Abuse Screen Test (DAST-10) was designed to provide a brief, self-report instrument for population screening, clinical case finding and treatment evaluation research. It can be used with adults and older youth. </p>
<p>The DAST-10 yields a quantitative index of the degree of consequences related to drug abuse. The instrument takes approximately 5 minutes to administer and may be given in either a self-report or interview format. The DAST may be used in a variety of settings to provide a quick index of drug abuse problems.</p>
<p>The DAST-10 is a 10-item self-report instrument that has been condensed from the 28-item DAST. It was copyrighted in 1982 by Harvey Skinner, PhD and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada. It may be reproduced for non-commercial use (clinical, research, training purposes) as long as credit is given to author Harvey A. Skinner, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto.</p>
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<p>The Drug Abuse Screen Test (DAST-10) was designed to provide a brief, self-report instrument for population screening, clinical case finding and treatment evaluation research. It can be used with adults and older youth. </p>
<p>The DAST-10 yields a quantitative index of the degree of consequences related to drug abuse. The instrument takes approximately 5 minutes to administer and may be given in either a self-report or interview format. The DAST may be used in a variety of settings to provide a quick index of drug abuse problems.</p>
<p>The DAST-10 is a 10-item self-report instrument that has been condensed from the 28-item DAST. It was copyrighted in 1982 by Harvey Skinner, PhD and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada. It may be reproduced for non-commercial use (clinical, research, training purposes) as long as credit is given to author Harvey A. Skinner, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto.</p>
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DrugAbuseScreeningTest_2014Mar24.pdf
Title:
NIDA Clinical Trials Network Drug - Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)
The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) was designed to provide a brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation research. The 28 self-report items tap various consequences that are combined in a total DAST score to yield a quantitative index of problems related to drug misuse. Measurement properties of the DAST were evaluated using a clinical sample of 256 drug/alcohol abuse clients. The internal consistency reliability estimate was substantial at .92, and a factor analysis of item intercorrelations suggested an unidimensional scale. With respect to response style biases, the DAST was only moderately correlated with social desirability and denial. Concurrent validity was examined by correlating the DAST with background variables, frequency of drug use during the past 12 months, and indices of psychopathology. Although these findings support the usefulness of the DAST for quantifying the extent of drug involvement within a help-seeking population, further validation work is needed in other populations and settings.
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J Subst Abuse Treat. 2007 Mar;32(2):189-98. Epub 2006 Nov 21.
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A comprehensive review of the psychometric properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test. (Yudko E, Lozhkina O, Fouts A.)
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17306727
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Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA. errol@hawaii.edu