Introduction: CRAFFT-Screening test for risk behavior evaluation
The issue of substance abuse is one of primary adolescent behavioral problems that need to be treated well in advance for avoiding further complications. CRAFFT is a very important screening tool because it uses the series of 6 questions that can be administered either by a response questionnaire or via an interview. These 6 questions are developed from the six alphabets used in the name of the tool where C stands for Car, R stands for Relax, A stands for Alone, F stands for Forget, F stands for Friends, and T stands for Trouble (Children’s Hospital Boston, 2009). ...
