Subjects were interviewed with the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA), a computer-assisted interview that yields lifetime DSM-IV diagnoses of SUDs (Pierucci-Lagha et al., 2005; 2007). For each substance, the SSADDA also includes questions that elicit information regarding craving (e.g., “In situations where you couldn’t drink, did you ever have such a strong desire for it that you couldn’t think of anything else?”). Although clustering of criteria within a 12-month period was required for a diagnosis of both DSM-IV dependence and DSM-5 SUD, the clustering of craving or abuse criteria with the other criteria in DSM-5 was not assessed in the SSADDA.
