USING THE DRUG ABUSE SCREENING TEST (DAST-10) TO ANALYZE HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION AND COST FOR SUBSTANCE USERS IN A COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING

The dual purpose of this study was to: [1] determine whether problematic drug users, defined through the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), exhibited differences in health services utilization and cost relative to a combined group of non-problematic drug users and non-drug users; and [2] assess wh...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2001-01, Vol.36 (6-7), p.927-943
Main Authors: French, Michael T., Roebuck, M. Christopher, McGeary, Kerry Anne, Chitwood, Dale D., McCoy, Clyde B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Chronic drug use
Community based programmes
Cost
Costs
DAST-10
Diagnosis
Drug Abuse
Drug abusers
Drug Addiction
Drug Injection
Evaluation
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Florida
Health Care Costs
Health Care Utilization
Health services
Health Services - economics
Health Services - utilization
Humans
Male
Measures (Instruments)
Psychological Tests
Screening
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
USA
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Summary:The dual purpose of this study was to: [1] determine whether problematic drug users, defined through the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), exhibited differences in health services utilization and cost relative to a combined group of non-problematic drug users and non-drug users; and [2] assess whether the findings were similar to those for chronic drug users (CDUs) and injecting drug users (IDUs). Results showed that health services utilization and total cost were very similar for problematic drug users defined through quantity-frequency (i.e., CDU, IDU) and diagnostic (i.e., DAST-10) criteria. Findings suggest that quantity frequency criteria for problematic drug use were reasonable approximations for diagnostic-based measures. [Translations are provided in the International Abstracts Section of this issue.]
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1081/JA-100104096