Psychometrics of the Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC)

Forcehimes, Alyssa A.; Tonigan, J. Scott; Miller, William R.; Kenna, George A.; Baer, John

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.11.009

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“…Affirmative responses to each item are coded one and summed, with higher scores indicating more alcohol or drug related problems. The SIP has been shown to be reliable, valid, and clinically useful (Alterman, Cacciola, Ivey, Habing, & Lynch, 2009;Forcehimes, Tonigan, Miller, Kenna, & Baer, 2007). The internal consistency reliability for the total score of the Short Inventory of Drug Consequences was .89 among individuals seeking treatment for alcohol problems (Miller et al, 1995) and was .91 among our sample of DUI offenders.…”

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confidence: 76%

Drugged Driving: Increased Traffic Risks Involving Licit and Illicit Substances

Pilkinton

Robertson²,

McCluskey

2013

J Drug Educ

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Driving under the influence of drugs poses risks for traffic safety. Most research attention has been focused on the most prevalent drugs of abuse, such as alcohol, illegal drugs, and prescription drugs with high abuse potential. The objectives of this study were to determine the types of drugs used by convicted DUI offenders on the day of their arrest, prevalence of poly-substance use, and offender characteristics associated with different drug use patterns. Data were collected from 6,339 individuals enrolled in the court-mandated Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program. After alcohol, cannabis was the most frequently used substance, followed by sedative medications and prescription analgesics. Among poly-substance users, 78.4% reported combining alcohol with other drugs. Findings could be used to inform public education campaigns, law enforcement training, and highway safety policies about the prevalence of combining alcohol with other drugs, as well as how poly-substance use further impairs traffic-related risks.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 76%

Drugged Driving: Increased Traffic Risks Involving Licit and Illicit Substances

Pilkinton

Robertson²,

McCluskey

2013

J Drug Educ

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“…Age at onset was mid-20s; more than 85% reported a family history of alcohol problems. Scores on a measure of consequences of alcohol problems, the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP; Forcehimes et al, 2007;Miller et al, 1995), indicated a moderate level of alcohol problems (M = 21.0). Almost three quarters (72%) stated that they wanted to be abstinent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Six-Month Changes in Spirituality and Religiousness in Alcoholics Predict Drinking Outcomes at Nine Months

Robinson¹,

Krentzman²,

Webb³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Although spiritual change is hypothesized to contribute to recovery from alcohol dependence, few studies have used prospective data to investigate this hypothesis. Prior studies have also been limited to treatment-seeking and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) samples. This study included alcohol-dependent individuals, both in treatment and not, to investigate the effect of spiritual and religious (SR) change on subsequent drinking outcomes, independent of AA involvement. Method: Alcoholics (N = 364) were recruited for a panel study from two abstinence-based treatment centers, a moderation drinking program, and untreated individuals from the local community. Quantitative measures of SR change between baseline and 6 months were used to predict 9-month drinking outcomes, controlling for baseline drinking and AA involvement. Results: Signifi cant 6-month changes in 8 of 12 SR measures were found, which included private SR practices, beliefs, daily spiritual experiences, three measures of forgiveness, negative religious coping, and purpose in life. Increases in private SR practices and forgiveness of self were the strongest predictors of improvements in drinking outcomes. Changes in daily spiritual experiences, purpose in life, a general measure of forgiveness, and negative religious coping also predicted favorable drinking outcomes. Conclusions: SR change predicted good drinking outcomes in alcoholics, even when controlling for AA involvement. SR variables, broadly defi ned, deserve attention in fostering change even among those who do not affi liate with AA or religious institutions. Last, future research should include SR variables, particularly various types of forgiveness, given the strong effects found for forgiveness of self. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 72, 660-668, 2011)

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“…The DrInC has five subscales within each of the recent and lifetime domains: physical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, impulse control, and social. Data regarding convergent validity between the five DrInC subscales (for recent consequences) and several other measures of alcohol consumption and dependence are reported in the DrInC manual, and there is evidence to support the convergent, discriminant, criterion, and construct validity of the DrInC total score (Forchimes, Tonigan, Miller, Kenna, & Baer, 2007;Miller et al, 1995). See Squires and Hester (2002) for a discussion of the psychometric properties of the computer-based DrInC.…”

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confidence: 94%