DRIVER RISK INVENTORY-II

The Driver Risk Inventory-II or DRI-II test is designed specifically for DUI/DWI offender assessment.

The DRI-II was rated "The Best" by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is the highest Federal authority in the DUI/DWI field. This test has been standardized on over one million DUI/DWI offenders and incorporates DSM-IV classification criteria along with independent measures of alcohol and drug use (or abuse) severity.

The DRI-II is a popular DUI/DWI offender assessment instrument and is used in many statewide DUI/DWI programs.

The DRI-II has 140 items, takes 30 minutes to complete and has six measures (scales):

1. Truthfulness Scale 2. Alcohol Scale 3. Drugs Scale 4. Substance Abuse/Dependency Scale 5. Driver Risk Scale 6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale

The DRI-II is one of the very few, if not the only DUI/DWI offender test that incorporates both DSM-IV Substance Abuse/Dependency criteria and independent measure of alcohol and drug abuse severity. ASAM notes that continuing treatment within any DSM-IV level of care may be modified according to the severity of a person's substance (alcohol or other drugs) abuse condition. The Alcohol Scale and Drugs Scale measure the severity of substance (alcohol & drugs) abuse.