Substance Use

Substance Use

The Substance Use Interview was a self-report measure that inquired about the types of substances used and patterns of use (e.g. quantity and frequency).

WAVE 1: The Substance Use interview (PDF 10.3MG) recorded the subject's reported use of various substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, barbiturates, tranquilizers, amphetamines, steroids, and intravenous drugs. It was administered to Cohorts 9 to 18.

WAVE 2: The Substance Use interview (PDF 7.2MG) recorded the subject's reported use of various substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, barbiturates, tranquilizers, amphetamines, steroids, and intravenous drugs. It was administered to Cohorts 9 to 18.

WAVE 3: The Substance Use interview (PDF 3.6MG) recorded the subject's reported use of various substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, methamphetamine, barbiturates, tranquilizers, amphetamines, steroids, and intravenous drugs. It was administered to Cohorts 6 to 18.

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (1991). National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates, 1991. Rockville, MD.

Robins, Cottler, Bucholz & Compton. (1995) Alcohol Dependence and Abuse module from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM-IV (DIS-IV). St. Louis: Washington University School of Medicine.

World Health Organization. Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), Version 1.0. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1990.

National Survey on Drug Use & Health

National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991 (ICPSR 6128)

CIDI information from the World Health Organization/World Mental Health