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Single-Question Drug Abuse Screening Test

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Single-Question Drug Abuse Screening Test, DAS-1

  • See Also
  1. Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAS-10)
  2. Alcoholism Screening
  3. Substance Abuse Evaluation
  • Indications
  1. Drug Abuse Screening
  • Criteria
  • Question
  1. How many times in the past year have you
    1. Used an illegal drug or
    2. Used a prescription medication for a non-medical purpose (e.g. feeling that the medical caused)
  • Interpretation
  1. Positive Screening answer of 1 time or greater
  2. Consider reflexing a positive answer to complete the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAS-10)
  • Efficacy
  1. Test Sensitivity: 90-100%
  2. Test Specificity: 74%
  • References
  1. Smith (2010) Arch Intern Med 170(13): 1155-60 [PubMed]