Dear Doctor

General Introduction

Welcome to the rapid screening test to find out the severity of the addiction or excessive use of any substance. This scale is devised by WHO and has been used across the world. This is a secured platform for taking information about screening your patient for Substance Use disorder. There are hyperlinks to understand better about different terminology. 

We are also working on an algorithm, where as per the ASSIST score, you will get a guidance tool about the intervention.

It has two parts

1. Part 1: is regarding you, your details, location etc.

2. Part 2: Information about your substance use, duration, and nature and it ends with ASSIST ( Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test)

Please enter all the fields, so that it gives accurate results. You will see the scores immediately once you finish.

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Team NAMAH NIMHANS

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Moderate and High RISK (Score 11 or more)

Ask for features suggestive of Dependence like Tolerance, withdrawal, craving, use despite harm, Salience etc.

Provide ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use for everyone (summarized in 10 points below) 👇 

1 Ask clients if they are interested in seeing their questionnaire scores.

2 Providing personalized feedback to clients about their scores using the ASSIST

feedback report card. (specific to Alcohol abuse)

3 Giving advice about how to reduce risk associated with Alcohol use.

4 Allowing clients to take ultimate responsibility for their choices.

5 Asking clients how concerned they are by their scores.

6 Weighing up the good things about using the Alcohol against the;

7 Less good things about using the Alcohol

8 Summarize and reflect on clients’ statements about their Alcohol use with

Emphasis on the ‘less good things.

9 Asking clients how concerned they are by the ‘less good things’.

10 Giving clients take-home materials on Alcohol use (Self-help strategies for cutting down or stopping substance use: a guide’ ) to bolster the brief intervention.