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Questions for teens (12 - 17 years old) concerned about their own drug and/or alcohol use (CRAFFT)

Directions: The following questions concern your use of alcohol and drugs. Carefully read each statement and decide if your answer is "Yes" or "No." Please answer every question. If you have difficulty with a statement, then choose the response that is mostly right.

C - Have you ever ridden in a CAR driven by someone (including yourself) who was "high" or had been using alcohol or drugs?
  Yes
  No
R - Do you ever use alcohol or drugs to RELAX, feel better about yourself, or fit in?
  Yes
  No
A - Do you ever use alcohol/drugs while you are by yourself, ALONE?
  Yes
  No
F - Do you ever FORGET things you did while using alcohol or drugs?
  Yes
  No
F - Do your family or FRIENDS ever tell you that you should cut down on your drinking or drug use?
  Yes
  No
T - Have you gotten into TROUBLE while you were using alcohol or drugs?
  Yes
  No

Please Note: These screening tools may be used to provide an initial assessment of possible substance abuse issues but they are not intended to definitively diagnose any medical or emotional conditions. If you have concerns about your own alcohol or drug use, or the alcohol or drug use of someone you know, it is strongly advised that a doctor or substance abuse professional should be consulted regardless of the results of the applicable screening tool. Please contact Phoenix House to get advice, a referral or if you have questions about the screening tools. Call 800-HELP-111 or send a confidential email to the Phoenix House team today. Click here.

© 2001 Children's Hospital Boston. Reproduced with permission from the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children's Hospital Boston. For more information, contact info@CRAFFT.org, or visit www.crafft.org.

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