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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI, University of Washington) -- The ADAI developed the comprehensive list of links below. Their site also has a search feature that allows you to search their screening instrument database by type, author, or population.

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) -- A list of instruments designed and tested by CAPS scientists; PDF copies are available for most.

Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) -- A list of surveys & scales on alcohol and drug use, organized by topic.

The Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addiction (CASAA) -- List of assessment instruments developed by CASAA (PDF copies are available for most).

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) -- Assessment and screening re: male substance abuse and aggressive behavior.

ETS Test Collection (TestLink) -- An extensive collection of over 20,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early 1900s to the present.

Evaluation Instruments Bank (EIB) -- The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction's collection of evaluation instruments.

George Warren Brown School of Social Work (Washington University, St. Louis)-- The Comorbidity and Addictions Center Measures Collection is a list of over 150 instruments, with basic descriptive information available for most.

Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University -- This site contains a list of many instruments, including many developed at TCU. The collection includes a brief description of most, and a PDF copy where permitted.

Instrument Wizard (fee-based service) -- Searchable database of instruments used in substance abuse prevention and treatment; search by target audience, substance of abuse, instrument purpose, and other topics. View appropriate instruments, scoring and psychometric information, how to contact the developer or copyright holder. Instrument Wizard was developed by ISA Associates with funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Measurement Excellence and Training Resource Information Center (METRIC) -- This web site is a project of the Veteran's Administration Health Services Research & Development Resource Center. It contains detailed information about numerous measures, particularly those used in VA research. The site includes a section on the fundamentals of measurement theories, terms and topics, and the use of measurements in practice.

National Center for PTSD, Department of Veteran's Affairs -- Assessment instruments on PTSD.

National Electronic Library for Health - Mental Health -- Resources page contains about 8 instruments, available in PDF format.

Project CORK -- Project Cork began in 1978 at Dartmouth University with a mission to develop a model alcohol curriculum, and provide authoritative information about alcoholism to physicians and medical educators. It continues as a web-based information resource, still focused on education on alcoholism.

University of Rhode Island's Cancer Prevention Research Center -- A list of the psychological measures developed at the CPRC. Copies are available for some.

Thank you to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington for compiling the above list of links.

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