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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychoactive Drugs. 2012 Nov-Dec;44(5):398–409. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2012.737727

TABLE 2.

Chronic Abstinence Symptom Severity Scale-Revised

Name:____________________ Date:__________
Circle the number that best indicates the severity of each symptom you are experiencing today (zero indicates the absence of the symptom, 10 represents an extreme intensity level). Answer each question as honestly as possible. If you do not understand the meaning of the symptom listed, ask the doctor or nurse.
Low Level High Level
1. Craving/drug or alcohol hunger 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2. Sense of emptiness/incompleteness 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3. Anxiety 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4. Internal shakiness 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5. Restlessness 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
6. Impulsiveness/act before thinking 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7. Difficulty concentrating/focusing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8. Memory problems 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9. Depression 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10. Irritability 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11. Problems getting to or staying asleep 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
12. Fatigue/lack of energy 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13. Hypersensitivity to stress 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14. Hypersensitivity to noise/sight/touch 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
15. Pain intensity 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
TOTAL