Multimedia Addiction Severity Index for Adolescents

描述（由申请人提供）：该拟议项目开发和测试一个互动的，多媒体（光盘）青少年酒精和其他药物评估工具称为多媒体成瘾严重程度指数的青少年（ASI-A-MV）。这一工具的目的是在青少年（13-18岁）开始接受药物滥用治疗时或进入少年司法系统时使用，以指导治疗计划。在治疗设施和刑事司法系统中，被诊断出有药物滥用问题的青少年人数令人不安。报告的统计数据不包括有药物滥用问题的青年，他们被送入收容机构或以其他方式陷入困境，但尚未被确定为滥用药物。青少年酗酒和其他毒品的使用经常与其他危险行为一起发生。青少年酗酒和/或吸毒的经济和社会代价很高。早期药物滥用可大大推迟实现规范的发展任务，估计终生严重药物滥用的健康和犯罪成本是惊人的。这些考虑突出了对正在与药物使用问题作斗争的青少年进行早期评估和治疗的重要性。在第一阶段，创建了ASI-A-MV的纸质版脚本流程图。第二阶段将包括制作ASI-A-MV光盘，对程序进行可用性测试以确保功能，并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.