Table 1.

Combination of Reference Standard Measures Defining Unhealthy Use, Current Risky Use, Problem Use, and Substance Use Disorder

Substance	Condition	Measures used to define the condition
		Timeline follow-back	SIP6	SIP-D7	MINI-Plus8 screening item	MINI-Plus8 abuse or dependence
Alcohol	Unhealthy use1	+	+		+	+
	Current risky use2	+
	Problem use3		+		+
	Disorder4					+
Drugs	Unhealthy use	+		+	+	+
	Current risky use5	+
	Problem use3			+	+
	Disorder4					+

¹Any current risky use, problem use, or disorder

²Any use above the recommended limits (> 4 drinks/day or 14 drinks/week for men; > 3 drinks/day or 7 drinks/week for women) in the past 30 days

³Past-year use and at least one problem reported on the Short Inventory of Problems

⁴MINI positive for abuse or dependence

⁵Any use of a drug in the past 30 days

⁶Short Inventory of Problems (SIP) for alcohol

⁷Short Inventory of Problems for Drugs (SIP-D)

⁸Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview