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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2007;33(2):281–289. doi: 10.1080/00952990601175029

Table 1.

Attributes and risk of substance dependency in methamphetamine using (MA using) and non-methamphetamine using (non-MA using) groups, assessed by the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3 (SASSI-3)

Mean (SD)
Attributes MA using
group
(N = 49)		 Non–MA
using group
(N = 81)		 Adjusted p
Face valid alcohol (FVA) 3.78 (6.12) .30 (0.86) .048
Face valid other drugs (FVOD) 16.35 (11.19) .49 (2.20) .000
Symptoms of substance misuse (SYM) 6.39 (2.23) 2.70 (2.40) .000
Obvious attributes (OAT) 6.12 (1.89) 3.46 (2.16) .000
Subtle attributes (SAT) 3.57 (1.24) 2.36 (1.03) .000
Defensiveness (DEF) 4.35 (1.63) 5.63 (1.82) .005
Supplemental addiction measure (SAM) 8.45 (2.02) 5.26 (2.00) .000
Family vs. controls subjects (FAM) 5.88 (1.83) 7.60 (1.47) .000
Correctional (COR) 7.04 (2.18) 3.80 (2.35) .000
High probability of substance dependence disorder 36 (73.5%) 9 (11.1%) .000