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AUDIT Score for alcohol use

screening

Digital administration of AUDIT Score for alcohol use to collect structured patient inputs for validated score calculation and clinical follow-up.

AUDIT Score for alcohol use

Clinical intent

The World Health Organization’s Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a very reliable and simple screening tool which is sensitive to early detection of risky and high risk (or hazardous and harmful) drinking [1,2]. It has three questions on alcohol consumption (1 to 3), three questions on drinking behaviour and dependence (4 to 6) and four questions on the consequences or problems related to drinking (7 to 10).

Clinical interpretation

AUDIT Total scoreDependence scoreRisk level
0-7Below 4Low-risk
8-15Below 4Risky or hazardous level. Moderaterisk of harm. Mayinclude someclientscurrentlyexperiencing harm (especially those who have minimised their reported intakeand problems).
4 or moreAssess for dependency
16-19Below 4High-risk or harmful level. Drinking that will eventually result in harm, if not already doing so. May be dependent.
4 or moreAssess for dependence
20 or moreBelow 4High-risk Definite harm, also likely to be alcohol dependent. Assess for dependence.
4 or moreAlmost certainly dependent. Assess for dependency

References

[1] Babor TF, Higgins‐Biddle JC (2001) Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinking: A Manual for Use in Primary Care. (WHO Publication No. 01.6b). World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
[2] Reinert DF, Allen JP. The alcohol use disorders identification test: an update of research findings. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2007 Feb;31(2):185-99. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00295.x. PMID: 17250609.

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AUDIT Score for alcohol use Questionnaire
Please complete this questionnaire. Your responses help your clinical team assess your symptoms and monitor progress over time.
How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
How many standard drinks do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
How often do you have six or more standard drinks on one occasion?
How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?
How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
Have you or someone else been injured because of your drinking?
Has a relative, friend, doctor, or other health care worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?