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The document presents 20 statements about substance abuse and recovery for a respondent to rate on a scale of believability. The statements include common myths and misconceptions such as the notions that substance abusers cannot change, have an addictive personality, or will inevitably relapse without full abstinence from substances of abuse. The respondent is asked to consider how believable each statement is on a 7-point scale.

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SAB Version For Clients

The document presents 20 statements about substance abuse and recovery for a respondent to rate on a scale of believability. The statements include common myths and misconceptions such as the notions that substance abusers cannot change, have an addictive personality, or will inevitably relapse without full abstinence from substances of abuse. The respondent is asked to consider how believable each statement is on a 7-point scale.

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SAB

Imagine that the following thoughts occurred to you right now. How valid or believable would
each be? For each question, please circle a number 1 through 7 that best represents how
believable each statement is.

1. I am not going to change no matter what I do.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

2. If I am ready to change, I’ll change on my own, without help.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

3. I can’t really change because I have a severe substance use disorder.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

4. Substance users can’t really get straight if they also have co-occurring mental disorders.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

5. Substance users with extensive histories of treatment failures are almost impossible to treat.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

6. I sometimes feel I am too hard to work with.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

7. I usually do not take responsibility for my substance use.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

8. Because substance use is a chronic disease, I am likely to continue to fail.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

9. Deep down, substance abuse is more a spiritual and moral problem than a psychological
problem.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

10. If I really wanted to get sober, I would.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

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11. My central defining feature is that I am a substance abuser.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

12. One can never really overcome their history of substance abuse.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

13. There is a group of people with such severe substance use disorders that they are beyond
help.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

14. I will never be able to achieve sobriety because I can’t resist urges and cravings to drink or
use drugs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

15. I sometimes think I have an addictive personality disorder, which prevents me from making
any treatment gains.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

16. I will never really recover in the sense that I will always be just one drink or hit away from
relapsing.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

17. I must hit “bottom” first before I will be ready for treatment.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

18. If I fail in treatment, it’s because I did not want it bad enough.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

19. No matter what I do, I have a 33% chance of sobriety, 33% chance of staying the same, and
33% chance of getting worse.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

20. The only choices I have are treatment, prison, or death.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Not at all believable Completely believable

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