Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)
Psychology: Health & SleepReliability: alpha 0.743 sample items
About this scale
A 10-item self-report screener for drug abuse and dependence in the past 12 months. Score ≥ 3 indicates problematic drug use.
Sample item(s)
“Have you used drugs other than those required for medical reasons?”
“Are you always able to stop using drugs when you want to?”
“Have you neglected your family because of drug use?”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.74. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Skinner, H. A. (1982): The drug abuse screening test. Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 363–371.
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