The Addiction Severity Index - Lite

(ASI-Lite)

Adapted from:

McLellan, AT, Luborsky, L, Woody, GE, O'Brien CP (1980). An improved diagnostic evaluation
instrument for substance abuse patients. The Addiction Severity Index. Journal of Nervous and
Mental Disease, 168(1): 26-33.
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I’m going to ask you some questions about your alcohol and other drug use and any problems
you may have had in these areas. I would like to remind you that the information you give me
is confidential, and will only be used for research purposes.
[Note: Give Response Card to participant]
For the following questions, the time frames will be for two different periods; for the past 30
days prior to treatment entry and in your lifetime. For lifetime use I am interested in the
number of years that you used 3 or more times per week.
[Instructions: For drug use grid, ask for the past 30 days first, then for lifetime.
• In the past 30 days, how many days would you have used…(insert drug name)
• In you lifetime, how many years would you have used …(insert drug name)
• How have you most commonly used …(insert drug name) in the last 30 days?
If a drug was never used (coded as “0/0”), the route of administration is coded as “9”]

PAST 30 DAYS LIFETIME USE *Route of

(Days) (Years) Administration
1. Alcohol - any use at all ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
2. Alcohol - to Intoxication ___ /___ No Answer ____
Required
3. Heroin ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
4. Methadone (illicit) ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
5. Other opiates/analgesics ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
6. Barbiturates ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
7. Other sedatives, hypnotics,
___ /___ ___ /___ ____
tranquillisers
8. Cocaine ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
9. Amphetamines ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
10. Cannabis ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
11. Hallucinogens ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
12. Inhalants ___ /___ ___ /___ ____
13. More than one substance
per day (include alcohol) ___ /___ ___ /___ No Answer

* Route of Administration:
1=Oral, 2=Nasal, 3=Smoking, 4=Non IV injection., 5=IV injection., 9=Never Used
 Response Card

ASI-Lite

Alcohol – any use at all

Alcohol – to intoxication
Heroin
Methadone (illicit)
Other Opiates/analgesics
Barbiturates
Other sedatives, hypnotics, tranquillizers
Cocaine
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Hallucinogens
Inhalants
More than one substance per day
(include alcohol)