Multimedia Addiction Severity Index for Adolescents

描述（由申请人提供）：本拟议项目开发并测试一种交互式多媒体（CD-ROM）青少年酒精和其他药物评估工具，称为青少年多媒体成瘾严重程度指数（ASI-A-MV）。该工具旨在供青少年（13-18 岁）在药物滥用治疗开始时或进入少年司法系统时使用，以指导治疗计划。在治疗机构和刑事司法系统中，诊断出患有药物滥用问题的青少年数量令人担忧。报告的统计数据不包括有药物滥用问题的青少年，他们被送进收容机构或陷入其他麻烦，但尚未被确定为滥用药物。青少年酗酒和吸毒常常与其他危险行为同时发生。青少年酗酒和/或吸毒的经济和社会成本很高。早期滥用药物会严重延迟正常发育任务的完成，而一生中严重滥用药物的估计健康和犯罪成本是惊人的。这些考虑凸显了早期评估和治疗对与药物滥用问题作斗争的青少年的重要性。在第一阶段，创建了 ASI-A-MV 的纸质版本脚本流程图。第二阶段将包括生产 ASI-A-MV CD-ROM、对程序进行可用性测试以确保功能，以及进行临床现场试验以最终确定评分系统并确定 ASI-A-MV 的可靠性和有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed project develops and tests an interactive, multimedia (CD-ROM) adolescent alcohol and other drug assessment instrument called the Multimedia Addiction Severity Index for Adolescents (ASI-A-MV). This tool is intended for use with adolescents (aged 13-18 years) at the outset of substance abuse treatment or upon entry into the juvenile justice system to guide treatment planning. The numbers of adolescents with diagnosed substance abuse problems is distressing both in treatment facilities and in the criminal justice system. Reported statistics do not include youth with substance abuse issues who are institutionalized or otherwise in trouble but have not been identified as misusing substances. Adolescent alcohol and other drug use frequently occurs in a constellation with other risky behaviors. The financial and societal costs of alcohol and/or drug abuse by adolescents are high. Early substance abuse can significantly delay attainment of normative developmental tasks, and estimated health and criminal costs for a lifetime of heavy drug abuse are staggering. Such considerations highlight the importance of early assessment and treatment for adolescents who are struggling with substance use issues. In Phase I, a paper-version scripted flowchart of the ASI-A-MV was created. Phase II will entail production of the ASI-A-MV CD-ROM, usability testing of the program to ensure functionality, and a clinical field trial to finalize a scoring system and determine reliability and validity of the ASI-A-MV.