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    This document provides an Amphetamine Withdrawal Assessment Scale to assess the severity of withdrawal symptoms in individuals withdrawing solely from amphetamine use. It consists of 8 categories rated on a scale of 0-7: irritability, depression, racing thoughts, restlessness/agitation, feelings of unreality, drowsiness, nausea/vomiting, and sleep. Higher scores indicate increasing severity of withdrawal symptoms. The scale is meant to track changes in withdrawal symptoms over time but does not directly correlate to pharmacological treatment recommendations.

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    This document provides an Amphetamine Withdrawal Assessment Scale to assess the severity of withdrawal symptoms in individuals withdrawing solely from amphetamine use. It consists of 8 categories rated on a scale of 0-7: irritability, depression, racing thoughts, restlessness/agitation, feelings of unreality, drowsiness, nausea/vomiting, and sleep. Higher scores indicate increasing severity of withdrawal symptoms. The scale is meant to track changes in withdrawal symptoms over time but does not directly correlate to pharmacological treatment recommendations.

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    This document provides an Amphetamine Withdrawal Assessment Scale to assess the severity of withdrawal symptoms in individuals withdrawing solely from amphetamine use. It consists of 8 categories rated on a scale of 0-7: irritability, depression, racing thoughts, restlessness/agitation, feelings of unreality, drowsiness, nausea/vomiting, and sleep. Higher scores indicate increasing severity of withdrawal symptoms. The scale is meant to track changes in withdrawal symptoms over time but does not directly correlate to pharmacological treatment recommendations.

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    B4: 6

    Psychostimulants HO4

    Amphetamine Withdrawal Assessment Scale


    Drug & Alcohol Services Council, SA, 2002
    Note: Only use in isolation from other withdrawal scales where the
    person has solely an amphetamine use problem.
    Note: Total Score is indicative of increasing or decreasing severity of
    withdrawal. Scores are not directly linked to pharmacological
    management as occurs with alcohol scores based on the CIWA-Ar.

    Surnam Given
    e: name:

    Date of
    birth:
    Date
    Time
    Temperature
    Pulse
    Respiration rate
    Blood pressure
    Weight
    Score range = 0-7
    Irritability
    Depression
    Racing thoughts
    Restlessness/Agit
    ation
    Feelings of
    unreality
    Drowsiness
    Nausea/Vomiting
    TOTAL

    Sleep (0800 obs


    only)

    Resource Kit for GP Trainers on Illicit Drug Issues


    Part B4 Drugs: Psychostimulants
    Other symptoms

    Resource Kit for GP Trainers on Illicit Drug Issues


    Part B4 Drugs: Psychostimulants
    Amphetamine Withdrawal Assessment Scale cont.

    These questions refer to how the person is feeling right now, at the
    present moment.
    1 IrritabilityObservation 5 Feelings of unreality
    . Ask Do you feel irritable? . Ask Do you feel that things
    around you are not real or
    change in shape?
    0 No irritability 0 No
    1 Mild 1 Mild
    4 Moderate 4 Moderate
    7 Severe 7 Severe feelings of
    unreality, everything looks
    strange or different
    2 DepressionObservation 6 DrowsinessObservation
    . Ask Do you feel sad? . Ask Do you feel sleepy or
    drowsy?
    0 No sadness 0 No drowsiness
    1 Slow to respond but 1 Mild
    4 reactive 4 Moderate
    7 Moderately withdrawn 7 Severe, cannot keep
    Withdrawn, unresponsive awake
    3 Racing thoughts 7 Nausea/Vomiting
    . Ask Are your thoughts racing? . Observation
    Ask Do you feel sick in the
    stomach, have you vomited?
    0 No racing thoughts 0 No nausea or vomiting
    1 Mild 1 Mild nausea
    4 Moderate 4 Intermittent nausea with
    7 Severe dry retching
    7 Constant nausea, frequent
    dry retching/vomiting
    4 Restlessness/Agitation 8 Sleep
    . Ask Do you feel more restless . Ask How did you sleep last
    or agitated than you are night?
    normally?
    0 Normal activity 0 Sufficient sleep
    1 Some what more than 1 Some sleep
    normal activity 4 Moderate/restless sleep
    4 Moderately fidgety or 7 No sleep
    7 restless
    Unable to sit or stand still

    Resource Kit for GP Trainers on Illicit Drug Issues


    Part B4 Drugs: Psychostimulants
    Cited in deCrespigny, C et al 2003, Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Guidelines for Nurses and
    Midwives: Clinical Guidelines. Flinders University and Drug and Alcohol Services Council, Adelaide
    Also available at wwww.dasc.sa.gov.au

    Resource Kit for GP Trainers on Illicit Drug Issues


    Part B4 Drugs: Psychostimulants

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