Sassi Institute

The SASSI Institute was formed in 1988 with the publication of the first Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI). Most of what we do falls under the headings of publishing, clinical consultation, research, training and customer service.

More than 25 years after the initial SASSI was released, we have become a leading publisher of psychological measures specializing in screening instruments for substance use disorders. In this period of time, we have devoted our research efforts to providing highly accurate screening instruments to practitioners in the helping professions, including the adult SASSI which has been revalidated twice since its initial release, and a validated Spanish language screener for Spanish-speaking adults. In addition, an accurate adolescent SASSI has been provided for practitioners to facilitate treatment assessment for teens with substance use disorders. Most recently, two customized screening instruments have been made available to accommodate clients with special needs by accurately identifying likely substance use disorders in clients who are Deaf (the SAS-ASL), and in hearing clients who require other accommodations ( , clients with spinal cord injuries, cognitive disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries) – the SAVR-S2.

We collaborated with Drs. Stephen Hupp and Jeremy Jewell to publish their Behaviors & Attitudes Drinking & Driving Scale (BADDS). The BADDS not only provides helpful information for the difficult task of evaluating individuals who have been arrested for DWI/DUI, but can also be used to assess the effectiveness of drinking and driving intervention programs.