Alcohol check (AUDIT)

Alcohol check (AUDIT)

Think about your drinking during the past year.

1 drink = 1 peg (30 ml) of whisky/rum/vodka, or about half a bottle (330 ml) of regular beer, or 1 glass of wine.

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

   NeverMonthly or less2–4 times a month2–3 times a week4 or more times a week
2. 2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?

   1 or 23 or 45 or 67 to 910 or more
3. 3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?

   NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily
4. 4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?

   NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily
5. 5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?

   NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily
6. 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?

   NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily
7. 7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?

   NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily
8. 8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?

   NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily
9. 9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?

   NoYes, but not in the last yearYes, during the last year
10. 10. Has a relative or friend or a doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?

    NoYes, but not in the last yearYes, during the last year

Your answers are scored on this device only. Nothing is stored or sent to anyone.