A printed quiz is a list of basic questions mostly for identifying stages in which a person is in substance abuse. The printed quiz mostly targets teenagers and below because they are open to most questions. The questions in a printed quiz yield honesty and revealing answers. For instance, a question in the printed quiz may read: "Have you tasted alcohol or any other drug?" or "have you ever experienced blackouts or hangovers?"
The Alcohol Dependency Scale (ADS) is a list of 25 question addressing specific areas of alcohol consumption and its effect, such as alcohol tolerance, behavior and self-control ability. The ADS is such that anyone can answer the questions irrespective of age. Questions in the ADS are typed, handwritten or dictated. The person answering them can choose the form of questions she wishes to answer.
A swab is an elongated, sterile cotton tool used to conduct routine drug tests. The swab is removed from its packet and run inside the mouth of the person taking the test. The tester removes the swab once it is fully saturated with saliva and other contents. The swabs then go to a lab and where they are examined for various drugs. The swabs pick up metabolites in the bodies associated with drug abuse, such as blood debris, used in identifying the drug abused.
The Addiction Severity Index Baseline (ASI-B) helps diagnose substance abuse severity and is a form of interview by a trained clinician. The ASI-B addresses seven areas of a substance abuser's lifestyle, including alcohol use, social status, familial support and status, illicit and prescription drug use, employment, psychiatric health and medical status. An Addiction Severity Index Follows-Up (ASI-F) helps measure the individual's progress.