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Tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, and other drugs.
The ASSIST was developed by the World Health Organization and is recommended for universal screening. However, no study has specifically examined the use of the tool among people with HIV.
Yes, the ASSIST tool has been evaluated against multiple substance use screening tools (e.g., DAST, AUDIT). Sensitivity is found to range between 54% to 97%, and specificity between 50% and 96%, depending on substance.