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The current research tested the predictive validity of 6 of the 7 Composite
Scores (CSs) of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) in 310 methadone mainte
nance patients assessed at treatment entry using the ASI and other measures
, and followed for 2 years. Logistic regression was used to estimate the se
nsitivity and specificity of the CSs at intake in predicting their respecti
ve validity criterion measures at follow up. Except for the Medical CS, eac
h of the other 5 CS measures significantly predicted its validity criterion
measure. The CSs measuring drug use, alcohol abuse, psychopathology, and l
egal problems had high specificity (79% for the Drug CS, 91% for the Alcoho
l CS, 96% for the Legal CS, and 100% for the Psychological CS). The CSs mea
suring employment problems had high sensitivity (76%). The results support
the predictive validity of most of the ASI CSs as measures of specific prob
lems as well as the validity of the multidimensional construct on which the
ASI is based.