기획논문 약물사용 및 약물중독 청소년의 조기발견에 대한 연구 = Special Issues A study of early detection of adolescent drug user`s & adolescent drug addicts

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The author developed a Drug Use Screening Teat to identify high risk adolescents group in 1996. The subject for the test construction were high school students, male and female, who are currently using drugs in Seoul. The scale is composed of 6 subscales which recognize the circumstances of vulneravle substance users. Each subscale consists of 10-12 items, totalling 70 questions. It aims to identify high risk group of substance users and people who used them. The author constructed the Korean Adolescents Drug Addiction Screening Test(KOADAST II) to find out adolescent drug addict among drug users at juvenile correctional institution and drug rehabilitation center for adonescents. 1. The Screening Test for High Risk Group of Adolescent Drug users (HIRIGADUST) consists of 6 areas: 1) Physical and neighborhood; 2) Peer relationship and school; 3) Personality and values; 4) Worries about parents` drinking; 5) Psychological problems and health concerns; and 6) Family history and characteristics of parents. The entire test has 70 items. 2. The Korean Drug Addiction Screening Test 2(KOADAST II) consists of 12 items. If a respondent agrees 3 out of 12 can be classified as drug addict. 3. Activation on the use of HIRIGADUST and KOADAST II. 1) HIRIGADUST can be used for as following purposes; (1) Identifying the vulerable substance user and current active users; (2) Identifying the High Risk Substance users at physical examination and before enlistment of military service; (3) Application of the Test for adolescents who are encountered by police personnels; (5) Use as a questionnaire for epidemiological study. 2) Korean Drug Addiction Screening Test 2 can be used as following purposes; (1) Evaluation of the level of drug abuse among students, servicemen, and people who are retained in police stations; (2) Use at correctional policy at probation office, and juvenile correctional institution; (3) Evaluation of the level of drug abuse for the adolescent drug users at counseling center; (4) Use at pediatrics and family medicine clinics; (5) Use as a questionnaire for epidemiological study.