Questions To Consider - Covenant Dependency Centre

Here is a short questionnaire used by many to evaluate an individual's use of alcohol/drugs. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test or AUDIT and others have been developed by the World Health Organisation and are used by doctors to assess the extent to which a patient is likely to need to make some changes in their drinking to avoid health problems.

A single unit of alcohol is half a pint of average strength beer or lager or one glass of wine or one single measure of spirits. A can of high strength beer or lager may contain 3-4 (+) units.

1. How often does the person have a drink containing any alcohol?

Never
Monthly or less
2-4 times a month
2-3 times a week
4 or more times a week

2. How many units of alcohol does the person drink on a typical day when drinking?

1 or 2
3 or 4
5 or 6
7,8 or 9
10 or more

3. How often does the person have six or more units of alcohol on one occasion (3 pints or 6 small shorts or 6 small glasses of wine)?

Never
Less than Monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily

4. How often during the last year has the person found that they were not able to stop drinking once they had started?

Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily

5. How often during the last year has the person failed to do what was normally expected from them because of drinking?

Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily

6. How often during the last year has the person needed a first drink in the morning to get themselves going after a heavy drinking session?

Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily

7. How often during the last year has the person 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 has the person been unable to remember what happened the night before because they had been drinking?

Never
Less than monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost daily

9. Has the person or someone else been injured as a result of their drinking?

No
Yes but not in the last year
Yes during last year

10. Has a relative or friend or doctor or another health worker been concerned about the persons drinking or suggested they cut down

No
Yes but not in the last year
Yes during last year

Note: If you scored between 8 and 10 or more, it may be worth consulting your doctor or a specialist in the field of alcohol treatment to talk about drinking behaviour

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