Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20)
The DAST is designed to identify individuals who are abusing psychoactive drugs and to yield a quantitative index score of the degree of problems related to drug use and misuse.
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Treatment, Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adults
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en, fi
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Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES)
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is designed to assess self-esteem among adolescents.
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Treatment, Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors
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Adolescents, Adults
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en, fr, da, no
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Coping Behaviours Inventory (CBI)
The Coping Behaviours Inventory (CBI) is designed to assess the behaviors and thoughts used by alcoholics to prevent, avoid or control the resumption of heavy drinking.
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Treatment, Prevention
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Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults
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en
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Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Parents (POSIP)
Designed to identifywith parents potential problem areas that require further in-depth assessment.
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Treatment, Prevention
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Needs and planning
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Adults
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en, es
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Drug Use Disorders Identification Test - DUDIT
Screens effectively for drug-related problems in clinically selected groups and may prove useful in the context of public health surveys.
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Treatment, Prevention
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Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults
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Drug Use Disorders Identification Test Extended - DUDIT-E
The DUDIT-E maps the frequency of illicit drug use, the positive and negative aspects of drug use, and treatment readiness.
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Treatment, Prevention
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Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Special populations
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en, pt, da, no, sv, fi, hu
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Educational Seminar for New Personnel (EQESNP) evaluation
Designed to evaluate the implementation process of a particular educational programme.
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Prevention
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Process
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Adults
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el
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Social Policy and Social Policy Planning (EQSPSPP)
Designed to evaluate the implementation process of a particular educational programme.
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Prevention
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Process
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Adults
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el
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Assertiveness
Many programmes attempt to teach young people the skills to withstand social pressure. Note: in these instruments a low score means a high level of assertiveness.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Bonding to Conventional Institutions
Designed to assess the bonding to institutions (family, school, community, religion, police). Evidence shows that it is a restraining factor in substance use and an important mediator factor for the efficacy of interventions.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Decision Making Skills
The measurement of decision making skills is of particular relevance where a programme emphasises personal decisions. Note: in the instruments on Decision Making Skills a low score means a high level of decision making skills.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Counselling Skills in Drug-dependence (in Greek)
Designed to evaluate the implementation process of a particular educational programme.
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Prevention
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Process
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Adults
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el
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Use of Combinations of Legal and Illegal Drugs
Considerable attention has been given to the measurement of combinations of legal and illegal drugs which are used on the same occasion. The CORE SCALE has been abstracted from studies which have measured such use as one aspect of drug use.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Adolescent Drug Involvement Scale: ADIS
ADIS was developed as a research and evaluation tool to distinguish heavier, problematic drug users from users less involved in drug use and experiencing minimal problems related to their use.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Special populations
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en
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Evaluation of Local Activities (in Slovenian)
'Aktivnost' (Activity) is an evaluation instrument/questionnaire), which could be used for evaluation of many activities implemented by Local action groups (LAGs) or other programmes (eg. evaluation of lectures, workshops, seminars...)
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Prevention
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Process
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Adults
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sl
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Eysenck Personality Questionnaire - EPQ-R, short version
The EPQ is a questionnaire designed to assess the personality traits of a person.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors
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Adolescents, Adults
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it
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Perception of Social Support/Order
It has been found that degree of perceived social support from parents and friends is a restraining factor in relation to drugs. Note: in the instruments on perception of Social Support / Order a low score means a high level of social support.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Problem Behaviour
A large body of evidence shows the relationship between self-reported problem behaviour and drug use. The different forms of problem behaviour will be influenced by the cultural context of the evaluation and by the nature of the intervention.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Self-Esteem
The CORE SCALE draws on the most commonly used items in the measurement of self-esteem considered as a mediator factor related to experimenting with drugs.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Kinder Stark Machen (in German)
Questionnaire designed to assess the implementation, dissemination and awareness of a programme.
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Prevention
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Process
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Adults
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de
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Attitudes to Drug Use
Attitudes are dispositions to evaluate an object either positively or negatively. In general, while they are important context measures, they do not predict actual behaviour very well. They should not be used as a substitute for measures of behaviour.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults
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en, es, ro
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Beliefs about Consequences
Beliefs about the consequences of drug use can be categorised in two ways: whether they are (i) positive or negative and (ii) short-term or long-term. Such beliefs are more closely related to behaviour if focused on personal use and in specific contexts.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults
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en, es, ro
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Experienced Effects of Drug Use
Experienced effects indicate the extent to which respondents have actually experienced particular effects of drug use, rather than whether or not they believe that particular outcomes will occur.
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Prevention
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Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Familiarity and Awareness of Drugs
While knowledge measures are not frequently used, largely because they are found not to predict behaviour, they might be of interest for some evaluations.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults
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en, es, ro
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Intention
There is considerable evidence that 'intention' is a powerful predictor of later use. Intentions can also be a useful measure at a relatively young age when measures of use might not be very sensitive.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults
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en, es, ro
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Perception of Risks Associated with Drug Use
The perception of risk is closely associated with 'beliefs about negative consequences'. Note: in the instrument on Perception of Risks Associated with drug use a low score means a high level of awareness.
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory — ZTPI
The test can be individually (diagnostic) or collectively administrated (screening). Investigates how people project themselves in time, according to their orientation (to past, present and future) and attitudes (positive, negative, fatalistic or hedonist)
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Prevention
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Outcome, Mediating/risk factors
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Adolescents, Adults
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en, fr, it, de, ru, es, pt, sv, pl, nl, lt, el
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Awareness of Community Projects
A scale adapted from evaluations of a number of community projects that sought to establish the extent to which people were aware of and participated in community programmes.
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Prevention
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Process
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Adolescents, Adults, Children
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en, es, ro
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Perceived Extent of Drug Problems
Designed to gauge the perception of the size and extent of the drug problem. It is especially valuable in judging the seriousness of a problem.
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Prevention
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Process, Mediating/risk factors, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults, Special populations, Children
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en, es, ro
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Views regarding action on drugs
Community views on the effectiveness of various approaches to prevention of drug use is an important component of the effectiveness of interventions. The instrument below seeks to identify the attitudes and beliefs that people hold on these actions.
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Prevention
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Process, Needs and planning
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Adolescents, Adults
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en, es, ro
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