Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
The following questions are about your behaviors in the past year. A score of 8 or more is suggestive of at-risk drinking. Patients who score positive on the AUDIT should be assessed for potential alcohol-related problems.
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| 1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? |
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| 2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking? |
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| 3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion? |
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| 4. How often during the last year have you found that you were unable to stop drinking once you had started? |
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| 5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking? |
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| 6. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session? |
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| 7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking? |
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| 8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking? |
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| 9. Have you or someone else been injured as the result of your drinking? |
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| 10. Has a relative, friend, or a health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? |
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| *** Remember: A score of 8 or more is suggestive of at-risk drinking. Patients who score positive on the AUDIT should be assessed for potential alcohol-related problems. |
| AUDIT Reference: Babor TF, de la Fuente JR, Saunders J, Grant M. AUDIT: The Alcohol use Disorders Identification Tests: Guidelines for use in Primary health Care. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1992. |
