DAST-10
Drug Abuse Screening Test – 10 Item
About This Instrument
The Drug Abuse Screening Test – 10 Item (DAST-10) is a brief self-report instrument developed by Harvey Skinner to screen for drug use problems (excluding alcohol and tobacco). Each of the 10 yes/no items addresses various consequences of drug abuse over the past 12 months, including loss of control, withdrawal symptoms, medical problems, and social/behavioral consequences. Scores range from 0 to 10. The DAST-10 is commonly used in psychedelic clinical trials as a baseline screening tool to assess comorbid substance use and as an exclusion criterion. It is also used in emerging research examining psychedelics for polysubstance use disorders. The instrument has good internal consistency (α = 0.86–0.94) and can be administered in under two minutes.
Clinical Thresholds
Outcome Data Across Studies
Reported results for DAST-10 across 1 study with quantitative data.
| SD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-dose ketamine infusion for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in combat veterans. 2019Secondary | Ketamine infusion(experimental) | 0 | 24 | 1.7 | 1.3 | — |
| High-dose ketamine infusion for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in combat veterans. 2019Secondary | Ketamine infusion(experimental) | 21 | 24 | 1.6 | 1.4 | — |
Papers Using DAST-10
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Drug Abuse Screening Test – 10 Item
- Domain
- Substance Use
- Papers Indexed
- 1
- Score Range
- 0–10
- Interpretation
- Lower = better
- Unit
- points