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Suicidality, Aggression, Drug Addiction, and Substance Abuse Scale (SANT-30) Test

This six-minute, 30-question assessment, the Suicidality, Aggression, Drug Addiction, and Substance Abuse Scale (SANT-30) Test, helps you review tendencies related to suicidal reactions, weapon use, and substance misuse. Your result can support focused self-reflection about emotional responses, risks, and areas that may deserve closer attention.

Questions: 306 minutes

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Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

Drug Addiction PronenessDAP

Measures self-reported tendency toward abusing narcotic or toxic substances.

example score5/10

5/10Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 6Moderate

7 – 10High

A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting some indicators of susceptibility to substance misuse without a clearly pronounced pattern.

Weapon Use RiskWUR

Measures tendency toward unauthorized use of weapons against others in response to perceived stimuli.

example score4/10

4/10Moderateexample score

0 – 2Low

3 – 5Moderate

6 – 10High

A score of 4 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a situational or selective tendency toward aggressive responses rather than a consistently elevated propensity.

Suicidal Reactivity PronenessSRP

Measures the severity of a person’s tendency toward suicidal reactions in response to stress or conflict.

example score6/10

6/10Elevatedexample score

0 – 3Low

4 – 5Moderate

6 – 10Elevated

A score of 6 falls in the Elevated range, indicating a more pronounced tendency toward suicidal reactions that may become more salient in stressful or conflict situations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Clinical intake patients

41%OF USERS

People starting therapy or psychiatric care who need a quick screening for suicide risk, aggression, and substance misuse.

At-risk teens and young adults

34%OF USERS

Adolescents and young adults being checked due to mood changes, conflicts, self-harm concerns, or suspected substance use.

High-stress workers and recruits

25%OF USERS

Individuals in safety-sensitive or high-pressure roles undergoing routine or post-incident risk assessment for violence, self-harm, or substance issues.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Tendency toward drug addictionTtda

You?

Average4.3

Typical rangeTypical2.9 – 5.7

Possible0 – 10

Risk of Using WeaponsRoUW

You?

Average6.7

Typical rangeTypical5.1 – 8.3

Possible0 – 10

Tendency toward suicidal reactionsTtsr

You?

Average7.2

Typical rangeTypical5.7 – 8.7

Possible0 – 10

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You will be presented with statements about your health and personal characteristics. If you agree with a statement, select “Yes”; if you do not agree, select “No.” Please respond without spending too much time on any one item. There are no right or wrong answers.

- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Suicidality, Aggression, Drug Addiction, and Substance Abuse Scale (SANT-30) Test - Description and methodology of the test

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For readers examining whether thoughts, impulses, or substance-related experiences are becoming difficult to manage, the Suicidality, Aggression, Drug Addiction, and Substance Abuse Scale (SANT-30) Test offers a structured self-report profile. As a suicidality and aggression test, it is intended for people who want to examine risk-related patterns without reducing them to one overall label. The results organize responses into separate domains for focused reflection.

What This Assessment Explores

The questionnaire measures three domains: suicidal-reaction predisposition, unauthorized weapon use against others, and misuse propensity for narcotic drugs or toxic substances. Items cover hopelessness, anger, substance interest, and stopping habits. The substance abuse self-assessment concerns misuse propensity, not current substance abuse; domains have displayed levels, and no rule ranks them.

The displayed scale bands are:

Drug Addiction Proneness (0-10) measures propensity for misuse of narcotic drugs or toxic substances; Low 0-4 indicates no pronounced tendency toward drug addiction or inhalant abuse; Moderate 5-6; High 7-10.
Weapon Use Risk (0-10) measures propensity for unauthorized weapon use against others; Low 0-2, Moderate 3-5, High 6-10; average scores may indicate selective aggressive reactions to provoking stimuli.
Suicidal Reactivity Proneness (0-10) measures severity of predisposition to suicidal reactions; Low 0-3, Moderate 4-5, Elevated 6-10; average scores may indicate potential risk when stressful or conflict situations arise.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Brief Yes/No self-report prompts structure the drug addiction and substance abuse test across its three domains. The online questionnaire reports three separate domain scores with displayed bands, but it does not state how Yes and No answers contribute to them. The result presents separate domain readings rather than one undifferentiated severity number.

The questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the SANT-30 framework described in Yunatskevich’s work, but it is not presented as an adaptation of that published instrument. Yunatskevich’s work on suicidal-behavior diagnosis and correction, Gvozdeva’s discussion of deviant-behavior tendencies during professional formation, and research by Weissman, Beck, and Kovacs (1979) provide related context.

The online version does not report population norms, reliability estimates, or diagnostic thresholds. Current mood, honesty, self-awareness, and interpretation of sensitive wording can affect responses. A result is a structured indication of response patterns, not a diagnosis; current thoughts of self-harm or violence require immediate support beyond an online score.

Author: Aaron T. Beck, Craig J. Bryan, Edwin S. Shneidman

Literature:

Yunatskevich, P. I. (2018). Fundamentals of Military Suicidology. Saint Petersburg: Institute of Suicidology of the Academy of Ecosocial Technologies. 120 pp.
Gvozdeva, Anastasia A. (2024). Changing the Tendency to Deviant Behavior in the Process of Professional Formation of Military Personnel. Extreme Psychology and Personal Safety, 1(3), 68-84. 10.17759/epps.2024010305.
Yunatskevich, P. I. (1998). Fundamentals of Psychological and Pedagogical Diagnosis and Correction of Suicidal Behavior. Saint Petersburg: A. F. Mozhaisky Military Engineering and Space Academy. 180 pp.
Weissman, A. N., Beck, A. T., and Kovacs, M. (1979). Drug abuse, hopelessness, and suicidal behavior. International Journal of the Addictions, 14(4), 451-464. 10.3109/10826087909054594.

Updated: 2025-10-02