The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
For each of the 10 questions below, give yourself the numeric score in the column of your answer. Add up the total, and see below for an interpretation of your total score.
Questions
0
1
2
3
4
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 drinks of alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
1 or 2
3 or 4
5 or 6
7 to 9
10 or more
3. How often do you have six or more drinks 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 started?
Never
Less than
monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because you were drinking?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
6. How often during the last year have you needed a drink in the morning to to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
Never
Less than monthly
Montly
Weekly
Daily
7. How often during the last year have you had afeeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
8. How often during the last year have you beenunable to remember what happened the nightbefore because you had been drinking?
Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
9. Have you or someone else been injured as aresult of your drinking?
No
Yes, but not in the last year
Yes, during the last year
10. Has a relative or friend or a doctor or anotherhealth worker been concerned about your drinkingor suggested you cut down?
Never
Less than
Yes, but not in the last year
Yes, during the last year
Score of 1 - 7: Your drinking pattern appears to fall within the ranges considered safe for most people your age and gender, and your results do not suggest that alcohol is harming your health.
Score of 8 - 15: Your answers to these questions show that alcohol use may be causing problems in your life. Some of them may not even be noticeable to you right now. It is important for you to know, though, that drinking will continue to put you at risk for harm.
Score of 16 to 19: It is likely that your current drinking patterns are hazardous or harmful to your health and well being. Your responses to the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) are in a range believed to be consistent with problems related to drinking. However, the AUDIT cannot diagnose any condition or tell you for certain if alcohol use is harming your health; rather, it is a screening test to determine the likelihood of problematic drinking, and thus whether you should seek further evaluation.
Score above 20: Based on your responses, you clearly warrant further diagnostic evaluation for alcohol dependence.
