The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users

Gossop, Michael; Darke, Shane; Griffiths, Paul; Hando, Julie; Powis, Beverly; Hall, Wayne; Strang, John

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1995.9056072.x

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The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users

Published in Addiction • May 1, 1995

Authors:

Michael Gossop

Shane Darke

Paul Griffiths

Abstract

The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) was devised to provide a short, easily administered scale which can be used to measure the degree of dependence experienced by users of different types of drugs. The SDS contains five items, all of which are explicitly concerned with psychological components of...

Subject

Heroin

Scale (ratio)

Drug

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