The MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale as a general measure of substance misuse.
On the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale alcoholics, heroin addicts and polydrug users obtained similar scores which were significantly higher than those of matched control groups of psychiatric patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012306:Risk; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*