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A modified version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test among undergraduate students (2006)
Auteur(s) :
S. E. McCABE ;
C. J. BOYD ;
J. A. CRANFORD ;
M. MORALES ;
J. SLAYDEN
Article en page(s) :
297-303
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
DEPISTAGE
;
TEST
;
MILIEU SCOLAIRE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
MEDICAMENTS
;
MILIEU ETUDIANT
;
QUESTIONNAIRE
;
PREVALENCE
Résumé :
The present study assesses the prevalence of items from a modified version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test, Short Form (DAST-10) for substances other than alcohol among undergraduate students. More than 4,500 undergraduate students at a large Midwestern research university completed a web-based survey in 2005. Nearly 1 every 10 undergraduate students experienced three or more DAST-10 items in the past 12 months. Although the prevalence of illicit drug use did not differ by gender, undergraduate men were significantly more likely than women to report DAST-10 items. Less than 6% of individuals who reported three or more drug DAST-10 items had ever used treatment services for substance use. As a brief screening instrument, the DAST-10 offers promise for detecting possible drug abuse among college students. Based on the prevalence of drug use, colleges and universities are encouraged to provide screening opportunities to identify and to provide services for students at high risk for drug abuse.
Affiliation :
Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA