Drug Abuse Screening Test-10 (DAST-10) Calculator

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0 — no reported problems

Band: 0 — no reported problems

Interpretation. 0 — no reported problems

Suggested management. No drug-use problems reported on DAST-10.

Drug Abuse Screening Test-10 (DAST-10): 0 — 0 — no reported problems. Interpretation: 0 — no reported problems What to do: No drug-use problems reported on DAST-10. Inputs: Have you used drugs other than those required for medical reasons?: false; Do you abuse more than one drug at a time?: false; Are you unable to stop using drugs when you want to?: false; Have you ever had blackouts or flashbacks as a result of drug use?: false; Do you ever feel bad or guilty about your drug use?: false; Does your spouse (or parents) ever complain about your involvement with drugs?: false; Have you neglected your family because of your use of drugs?: false; Have you engaged in illegal activities in order to obtain drugs?: false; Have you ever experienced withdrawal symptoms (felt sick) when you stopped taking drugs?: false; Have you had medical problems as a result of your drug use (e.g., memory loss, hepatitis, convulsions, bleeding)?: false Source: Skinner HA. The drug abuse screening test. Addict Behav. DOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(82)90005-3. PMID: 7183189. Short-form psychometrics reviewed in Yudko E et al. J Subst Abuse Treat. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.08.002. PMID: 17306727. Scope: DAST-10 sums 10 yes/no drug-problem items (0–10); common interpretive bands are 0 none, 1–2 low, 3–5 moderate, 6–8 substantial, and 9–10 severe degree of problems. (1982)

Clinical inputs

Have you used drugs other than those required for medical reasons?

Do you abuse more than one drug at a time?

Are you unable to stop using drugs when you want to?

Have you ever had blackouts or flashbacks as a result of drug use?

Do you ever feel bad or guilty about your drug use?

Does your spouse (or parents) ever complain about your involvement with drugs?

Have you neglected your family because of your use of drugs?

Have you engaged in illegal activities in order to obtain drugs?

Have you ever experienced withdrawal symptoms (felt sick) when you stopped taking drugs?

Have you had medical problems as a result of your drug use (e.g., memory loss, hepatitis, convulsions, bleeding)?

Primary source

Skinner HA. The drug abuse screening test. Addict Behav. DOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(82)90005-3. PMID: 7183189. Short-form psychometrics reviewed in Yudko E et al. J Subst Abuse Treat. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.08.002. PMID: 17306727. Scope: DAST-10 sums 10 yes/no drug-problem items (0–10); common interpretive bands are 0 none, 1–2 low, 3–5 moderate, 6–8 substantial, and 9–10 severe degree of problems. (1982)

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