Check the box that best matches your personal alcohol use pattern for each of the 10 questions below.
To correctly answer some of these questions you need to know the definition of a drink. For this test one drink is:
One can of beer (12 oz or approx 330 ml of 5% alcohol), or
One glass of wine (5 oz or approx 140 ml of 12% alcohol), or
One shot of liquor (1.5 oz or approx 40 ml of 40% alcohol).
Either print this page or record you scores on a separate sheet of paper (#1=a; #2=c; etc.)
1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
a. ____Never
b. ____Monthly or Less
c. ____2-4 times a month
d. ____2-3 times a week
e. ____4 or more times a week
2. How many alcoholic drinks do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
a. ____1 or 2
b. ____3 or 4
c. ____5 or 6
d. ____7-9
e. ____10 or more
3. How often do you have 6 or more drinks on one occasion?
a. ____Never
b. ____Less than monthly
c. ____Monthly
d. ____Weekly
e. ____Daily or almost daily
4. How often during the past year have you found that you drank more or for a longer time than you intended?
a. ____Never
b. ____Less than monthly
c. ____Monthly
d. ____Weekly
e. ____Daily or almost daily
5. How often during the past year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your drinking?
a. ____Never
b. ____Less than monthly
c. ____Monthly
d. ____Weekly
e. ____Daily or almost daily
6. How often during the past year have you had a drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
a. ____Never
b. ____Less than monthly
c. ____Monthly
d. ____Weekly
e. ____Daily or almost daily
7. How often during the past year have you felt guilty or remorseful after drinking?
a. ____Never
b. ____Less than monthly
c. ____Monthly
d. ____Weekly
e. ____Daily or almost daily
8. How often during the past year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of your drinking?
a. ____Never
b. ____Less than monthly
c. ____Monthly
d. ____Weekly
e. ____Daily or almost daily
9. Have you or anyone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
x.____ No
y.____ Yes, but not in the past year
z. ____Yes, during the past year
10. Has a relative, friend, doctor, or health care worker been concerned about your drinking, or suggested that you cut down?
x.____ No
y.____ Yes, but not in the past year
z. ____Yes, during the past year
The AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The test correctly classifies 95% of people into either alcoholics or non-alcoholics.
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