Screening efforts for any health care problem can be undertaken at various levels. They can be applied routinely to everyone, or they can be targeted, administered only to those in higher-risk groups. Broad-based screening efforts, meaning routine use of a screening tool in a range of settings, is desirable when the condition is common. The substance abuse fields is increasingly using standardized instruments to promote treatment planning as well as to provide a yardstick for measuring treatment effectiveness. The most widely used tool for both of these purposes is the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). Discuss: 1. Assess the serious consequences when there is a failure to treat. 2. Discuss two screening tests that are effective in identifying those with a high likelihood of having an alcohol problem. Then which of the two would you prefer, explain why? 3. Compare and contrast the following screening instruments: AUDIT, CAGE, TWEAK, short MAST. 4. Compare and contrast the following assessment instruments: ASI and SASSI. 5. Locate a website that provides assessment instruments. What is your opinion of this website?