Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test

The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), developed by the World Health Organization, is a brief screening questionnaire that provides information on the substance people have used in their lifetime, problems related to substance use, dependence and injecting drug use.

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Alternative name
ASSIST

Active? Yes

First used: 01 January 1970

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