Drug Abuse Screening Test-10 (DAST-10)

The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) (Skinner, 1982) is a 10-item screening measure for drug abuse. It can be administered by a clinician or self-administered. Each question requires a yes or no response, and the tool can be completed in less than 8 minutes. The original English version is based on a period of 12 months while the Spanish version uses the period of the last 6 months. This change of periods between both versions was due to the research interests of the COPA Project team. The Spanish version contains 4 more items than the English version assessing history with drug use.

Measure Source Article:

Skinner, H. (1982). The drug abuse screening test. Addictive Behaviors, 7(4), 363-371.

Related Article(s):

  1. Evren, C., Can, Y., Yilmaz, A., Ovali, E., Cetingok, S., Karabulut, V., & Mutlu, E. (2013). Psychometric Properties of The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) in Heroin Dependent Adults and Adolescents with Drug Use Disorder. Dusunen Adam, 26(4), 351-359.

  2. Lam, L. P., Leung, W. C., Ip, P., Chow, C. B., Chan, M. F., Ng, J. W., … Chin, R. K. (2015). Validation of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10): A study on illicit drug use among Chinese pregnant women. Scientific reports, 5, 11420. doi:10.1038/srep11420

Translation Information:

All measures had either been previously translated into Spanish and were subsequently reviewed by the study team COPA 2 for local accuracy of meaning or were translated and back translated by the study team. Translated study materials, including all assessment and intervention materials, were pilot tested with local focus groups of stakeholders, patients and providers.

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