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Table 2 Risk level determination

From: Implementing risk stratification to the treatment of adolescent substance use among youth involved in the juvenile justice system: protocol of a hybrid type I trial

 

Brief intervention (low/mid risk)

Comprehensive intervention (high risk)

Substance use frequency

Less than weekly use of cannabis, alcohol, nicotine

Weekly or more frequent use of any substance

Past year repeated use of lethal substance (opioids, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines)

Problematic substance use

Minimal problems or consequences of use

≤ 2 DSM-5 SUD symptoms

History of overdose

Report of experiencing withdrawal

≥ 3 DSM-5 SUD symptoms