A score of five points on the DAST would
A)be below the cut-off score necessary to suggest a substance use disorder on this instrument.
B)be sufficiently high to suggest a substance use disorder on this instrument.
C)suggest substance abuse, but not substance dependence.
D)reflect extreme denial on this instrument since a score of five points has been engineered to be a lie detection score suggestive of attempts at deception.

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A score of five points on the DAST is below the cut-off score of 8, which is necessary to suggest a substance use disorder on this instrument.

A Score of Five Points on the DAST Would