Welcome to the Addiction Awareness Scales
The Addiction Awareness Scales measure the core dimensions of clinical insight in addictive disorders, including general illness awareness, symptom attribution, awareness of need for treatment, and awareness of negative consequences attributable to the illness. The addiction awareness scales were designed to assess clinical insight in addictive disorders, including alcohol (AAS©), nicotine (NAS©), gambling (GAS©), and other substances (SAS©).
The AAS©, SAS©, NAS©, and GAS© scales are the first illness awareness scales in addiction. The 7-item self-report scales are easy to complete and can be done in less than 2 minutes. These addiction awareness scales show good internal consistency, reliability and validity. Using a 10-point Likert scale for each item, the addiction awareness scales have the capacity to detect small, temporally sensitive changes in insight.
The AAS©, SAS©, NAS©, and GAS© scales are available for download. By downloading or using the tools, you are agreeing to the terms of use.
Information about the translators can be found on the Acknowledgements page.
