Addiction Assessment & Diagnosis Flashcards

The AUDIT-C is a brief screening tool used primarily to identify what?

Answer: Hazardous alcohol use

The AUDIT-C is a 3-item questionnaire from the AUDIT that screens for hazardous drinking.

On the CAGE questionnaire, the 'E' (Eye-opener) asks about which behavior?

Answer: Drinking first thing in the morning to steady nerves or relieve a hangover

The Eye-opener item asks about a morning drink to steady nerves or get rid of a hangover.

Under DSM-5, a substance use disorder with 4 to 5 criteria met is rated as which severity?

Answer: Moderate

DSM-5 rates 2-3 criteria as mild, 4-5 as moderate, and 6 or more as severe.

The DAST-10 is designed to screen for problems related to which type of use?

Answer: Drug use other than alcohol and tobacco in the past 12 months

The DAST-10 screens for non-alcohol drug use and related consequences over the past 12 months.

The CIWA-Ar scale is used by clinicians to measure severity of which condition?

Answer: Alcohol withdrawal

The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, revised, rates alcohol withdrawal severity.

The COWS is a clinician-administered scale used to rate which condition?

Answer: Opioid withdrawal

The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale rates the severity of opioid withdrawal.

A client asks whether they have an alcohol use disorder. What is the appropriate recovery coach response?

Answer: Explain that diagnosis is made by a licensed clinician and offer to help arrange an assessment

Recovery coaches support and refer but do not diagnose, which is within clinical scope of practice.