Revised April 2012
Question: How old were you when you first/last used [DRUG]?
Instruments
- AUDADIS-PhenX
- AUDADIS IV- PhenX
- SCS SSAGA-II (PDF, 442KB) D1D, E1A F2, H1B, G2, G1B; 1, I32
- DIGS (PDF, 451KB) 2.0 I37, J17, J37
- Tobacco and Alc. (PDF, 2.5MB) I1D
- SSACA (PDF, 299KB) C5C
- SAM (PDF, 430KB) v.4.1 C6, D2
- SSAND (PDF, 5.3MB) TS4
Secondary Questions:
Question: At what age did you begin using [DRUG] regularly?
Instruments
- SSAGA-II (PDF, 1.1MB) E3
- SCS (PDF, 442KB) 7
- DIGS (PDF, 451KB) 2.0 I5
- Tobacco and Alc. (PDF, 2.5MB) F11, p
- SSACA (PDF, 299KB) D7
Question: How old were you when you drank caffeinated beverages the most?
Instruments
- SCS (PDF, 442KB) I28
Question: How old were you the first/last time you were using [DRUG] most heavily?
Instruments
- SSAGA-II (PDF, 1.1MB) D4D, F3D, G3D
- SCS (PDF, 442KB) I36
- Tobacco and Alc. (PDF, 2.5MB) H5E
- SAM (PDF, 430KB) v.4.1 C5
- SSAND (PDF, 5.3MB) CG20
Question: How old were you the first time you brought up any problem you had with drinking?
Instruments
Question: Tobacco
How old were you the first time you smoked part or all of a cigarette?
Instruments
Question: Tobacco
How old were you when you first started smoking cigarettes every day?
Instruments
Question: Tobacco
How old were you when you first started smoking cigarettes fairly regularly?
Instruments
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