CRC Addiction Assessment & Diagnosis 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Hazardous alcohol use

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Moderate

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer

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

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