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AUDIT

1.  How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?

     (0) Never

     (1) Monthly

     (2) 2-4 times a month

     (3) 2-3 times a week

     (4) 4 or more times a week

2.  How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are   

     drinking?

     (0) 1-2

     (1) 3 or 4

     (2) 5 or 6

     (3) 7-9

     (4) 10 or more

3.  How often do you have five or more drinks on one occasion?

     (0) never

     (1) less than monthly

     (2) monthly

     (3) weekly

     (4) daily or almost daily

4.  How often during the last year have you found that you were unable to stop   

     drinking once you started?

     (0) never

     (1) less than monthly

     (2) monthly

     (3) weekly

     (4) daily or almost daily

5.  How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected

     of you because of drinking?

     (0) never

     (1) less than monthly

     (2) monthly

     (3) weekly

     (4) daily or almost daily

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?

     (0) never

     (1) less than monthly

     (2) monthly

     (3) weekly

     (4) daily or almost daily

7.  How often during the last year have you felt guilt or remorse after drinking?

     (0) never

     (1) less than monthly

     (2) monthly

     (3) weekly

     (4) daily or almost daily

8.  How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened

     the night before because of drinking?

     (0) never

     (1) less than monthly

     (2) monthly

     (3) weekly

     (4) daily or almost daily

9.  Have you or someone else been injured as the result of your drinking?

     (0) no

     (1) yes, but not in the last year

     (2) yes, during the last year

10. Has a friend, relative, or doctor or other health worker been concerned about

      your drinking or suggested you cut down?

      (0) no

      (1) yes, but not in the last year

      (2) yes, during the last year

Scores are in parentheses.  A score of 8 or more is considered a positive screen.

 

Saunders JB, Aasland OG, Babor TF, De La Fuente JR, Grant M. 1993.  Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO collaborative project on early detection of persons with harmful alcohol consumption--II.  Addiction 88(6).

     

 

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