___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC Date: 04-24-2025 last updated: 04-24-2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC Script Copyright © 04-25-2025 Millisecond Software ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BACKGROUND INFO ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This script implements The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), Version 3.1, developed and published by the World Health Organization (WHO) (available at https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/978924159938-2). The ASSIST was designed by WHO to be used in primary health care settings where hazardous and harmful substance use among clients may go undetected, or become worse. It was designed to be culturally neutral and usable across a variety of cultures. The default administration is by a health care professional via a paper-pencil survey/interview. IMPORTANT Note: this is a computerized implementation. According to WHO "the ASSIST has not been validated for self completion by clients". ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OVERVIEW ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The ASSIST (version 3.1) is an 8 item questionnaire to screen for the use of the following substances: -tobacco products -alcohol -cannabis -cocaine -amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) -sedatives and sleeping pills (benzodiazepines) -hallucinogens -inhalants -opioids -‘other’ drugs ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DURATION ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5-10 minutes __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DATA OUTPUT DICTIONARY ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The fields in the data files are: (1) Raw data file: 'xxx.iqdat' date, time: date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber subject, group, session: with the current subject/groupnumber/session id build: the Inquisit build q*_response: response given (in assigned values) Scales: q1: 0 = No; 3 = Yes q2: 0=never,2,3,4,6 (=daily) q3: 0=never,3,4,5,6 (=daily) q4: 0=never,4,5,6,7 (=daily) q5: 0=never,5,6,7,8 (=daily) q6: 0=never,3,6 (=yes,during the last 3 months) q7: 0=never,3,6 (=yes,during the last 3 months) q8: 0=never,1,2 (=yes,during the last 3 months) q*_latency: how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) (2) Summary data file: 'xxx_summary*.iqdat' (a separate file for each participant) inquisit.version: Inquisit version run computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android) startDate: date script was run startTime: time script was started subjectId: assigned subject id number groupId: assigned group id number sessionId: assigned session id number elapsedTime: time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script completed: 0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted); 1 = script was completed (all conditions run) screeningStop: 1 = participant reported no lifetime use of any drugs (screening stopped after lifetime questions) (replied 'no' to all q1 questions) 0 = otherwise //Substances used over a lifetime: list.substances.itemCount: number of substances reported to have used across lifetime values.substance1-: stores the reported lifetime substances values.substance10: q2RecentUseTotal: 0 = no recent use of any substance reported otherwise the sum of the 'recentUse' responses TobaccoTotal: the total sum for all Tobacco questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-31 (q5: does not ask about tobacco use) AlcoholTotal: the total sum for all Alcohol questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 CannabisTotal: the total sum for all Cannabis questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 CocaineTotal: the total sum for all Cocaine questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 AmphetamineTotal: the total sum for all Amphetamine questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 InhalantsTotal: the total sum for all Inhalants questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 SedativesTotal: the total sum for all Sedatives questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 HallucinogensTotal: the total sum for all Hallucinogens questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 OpioidsTotal: the total sum for all Opioids questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 OtherTotal: the total sum for all Other questions (q2-q7) Range: 0-39 //Note: WHO Recommendation for Interventions for individual substances 0-3: no interventions 4-26: short intervention 26+: more intensive treatment recommended //responses to the individual questions: see scales under raw data radioButtons.q1LifeTimeTobacco.response: 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radioButtons.q3UrgeInhalants.response: radioButtons.q3UrgeSedatives.response: radioButtons.q3UrgeHallucinogens.response: radioButtons.q3UrgeOpioids.response: radioButtons.q3UrgeOther.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsTobacco.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsAlcohol.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsCannabis.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsCocaine.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsAmphetamine.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsInhalants.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsSedatives.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsHallucinogens.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsOpioids.response: radioButtons.q4SocProblemsOther.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresAlcohol.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresCannabis.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresCocaine.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresAmphetamine.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresInhalants.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresSedatives.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresHallucinogens.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresOpioids.response: radioButtons.q5ExpectationFailuresOther.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernTobacco.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernAlcohol.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernCannabis.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernCocaine.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernAmphetamine.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernInhalants.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernSedatives.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernHallucinogens.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernOpioids.response: radioButtons.q6FriendConcernOther.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageTobacco.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageAlcohol.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageCannabis.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageCocaine.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageAmphetamine.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageInhalants.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageSedatives.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageHallucinogens.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageOpioids.response: radioButtons.q7LimitUsageOther.response: radioButtons.q8Injection.response: