Substance Abuse Assessments A substance abuse assessment is made available within the community and provides support for adolescents who wish to receive help with substance abuse issues. An assessment is completed by a youth who has people in his/her life that may be concerned about their alcohol or other drug use.
The purpose of the assessment is to determine the extent of an adolescent’s substance use, which may impact personal, social, legal and academic areas of their life.
The assessment takes about two hours and includes an interview and completion of up to four written screening tools. These screenings are used in order to obtain an objective overview of the extent of the teen’s substance use and identify risk areas that may be present within their life.
After the assessment, the screenings are scored and recommendations are made by a clinical team at CLEAN, Inc. A meeting is scheduled with the teen and parents to review all outcomes, answer any questions and provide referral information if needed.