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AUDIT · Standard screening questionnaire

Alcohol Use Screening

Ten standard questions about drinking patterns and their effects on everyday life, to support discussion with a clinician.

Choose the answer that is correct for you. Count drinks as standard drinks; one standard drink contains 10 grams of pure alcohol.

Adult self-report · 10 items

Screening results can support a clinical conversation but cannot confirm or rule out a diagnosis on their own.

Higher AUDIT scores indicate greater concern about alcohol-related risk. A score of 8 or more is a common guide for further assessment and needs clinical interpretation in context. A low score does not mean drinking is safe in every circumstance.

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

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

  2. How many standard drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when drinking?

    1 or 2 / 3 or 4 / 5 or 6 / 7 to 9 / 10 or more

  3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?

    Never / Less than monthly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily or almost daily

  4. During the past year, how often 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. During the past year, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?

    Never / Less than monthly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily or almost daily

  6. During the past year, how often have you needed a drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?

    Never / Less than monthly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily or almost daily

  7. During the past year, how often have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?

    Never / Less than monthly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily or almost daily

  8. During the past 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, 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