AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)

This questionaire was developed by the World Health Organization to assist in identifying people whose alcohol consumption has become hazardous or harmful to their health. If you are worried that you may have a drink problem, take the test. One unit of alcohol is half a pint of average strength beer/lager or one glass of wine or one single measure of spirits. A can of high strength beer or lager may contain 3-4 units.

 

1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
Never
Monthly or less
2-4 times a month
2-3 times a week
4 or more times a week
2. How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical day when you are drinking?
1 or 2
3 or 4
5 or 6
7, 8 or 9
10 or more
3. How often do you have six or more units of alcohol on one occasion?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily
5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily
6. How often during the last year have you needed a drink first thing in the morning to get you going after a heavy drinking session?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily
7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily
8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily
9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
No.
Yes, not in the last year.
Yes, during the last year.
10. Has a relative or friend or doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
No.
Yes, not in the last year.
Yes, during the last year.
 
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