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The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

Date: 7/09/2010
Please choose the answer that is correct for you.
Male
Female

  1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
    Never
    Less than monthly
    Monthly
    Weekly
    Daily or almost daily




  2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
    One
    Two - Six
    Seven - Ten
    Eleven or more



    One
    Two - Four
    Five - Six
    Seven or more



  3. In the past month, how many times have you consumed 7-10 drinks on one occasion?In the past month, how many times have you consumed 5-6 drinks on one occasion?
    Never
    Once
    Once a week
    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 first drink in the morning to get yourself 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 but not in the past year
    Yes, during the past year


  10. Has a relative or friend or a doctor or other health worker, been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
    No
    Yes but not in the past year
    Yes, during the past year


Evaluation*

You have a total score of .

This indicates your patterns of alcohol use do not pose a threat to your health or put you at risk of alcohol dependence.

This indicates your drinking will put you at risk for health problems including increasing the chance you may become alcohol dependent. You may already have mild alcohol dependence. Your doctor will be able to give you a range of advice on how to reduce alcohol consumption.

This indicates your alcohol consumption puts you at a high level of health risks, including risk of becoming alcohol dependent. You may already have mild-moderate alcohol dependence. Your doctor may recommend counselling and some alcohol reduction strategies.

This indicates your alcohol consumption puts you in position of considerable health risks. You are probably moderately-severely dependent on alcohol. Your doctor may make further investigations, recommend counselling or alcohol reduction strategies.

Remember, do not drink:
  • When operating a vehicle or machinery;
  • If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant;
  • If your doctor tells you that you have a medical condition which means you must not drink; or
  • If you have used certain medications such as sedatives, analgesics or certain blood pressure medications. Your doctor can advise you on if your medication is safe to consume with alcohol.
* This tool is based on the Australian and New Zealand standard drink where 1 standard drink = 10g of alcohol.

References:
  1. Babor, T. Higgins-Biddle, J. Saunders, B. Montiero, M. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. 2nd ed. World Health Organisation. 2001. [cited 2010, March 3]. Available from: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2001/WHO_MSD_MSB_01.6a.pdf
  2. Fawcett, J., Shakeshaft, A., Harris, M., Wodak, A., Mattick, P., Richmond, R. Using AUDIT to classify patients into Australian Alcohol Guideline categories, MJA 2004; 180 (11): 598.

This information will be collected for educational purposes, however it will remain anonymous.

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