1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Assessment of substance abuse Student’s name Institutional affiliation 1 2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Assessment of substance Abuse According to (Juhnke, 2009) it involves an intensive evaluation by clinicians, counselors or family physicians to establish whether or not there is diagnosable substance abuse problem. The main intention for screening and assessment is to identify drug abusers as early as possible so that appropriate intervention is granted. It is barely impossible to recognize persons with substance abuse problem by mere observation especially for beginners. Moreover, someone cannot be termed a drug addict because he has had too much to drink or has consumed intoxicated drugs. It is for this reason that there is a standardized procedure and tools to analyze drug abuse and addictive disorders. The process of identifying whether or not one has a drug problem begins with screening. Screening is the primary evaluation to establish whether key elements of substance abuse exist in an individual. Once the client is screened he is assessed for thorough clarification of drug problem existence. (Arthur e. Jongsma Jr., 2012) Explains that assessment report are co ...
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