Alcohol Risks (AUDIT)

Choose the closest alternative regarding your personal situation.

How much do you drink?

1. How often do you have beer, wine or other drinks containing alcohol?
never
monthly or less
2-4 times a month
2-3 times a week
4 times a week or more

2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
1-2 drinks
3-4 drinks
5-6 drinks
7-9 drinks
10 drinks or more

3. How often do you have 6 or more drinks on an occasion when you are drinking?
never
less than monthly
monthly
weekly
daily or almost daily

Had a long night?

4. How often during the past year 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

Something didn't get done?

5. How often during the past year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?
never
less than monthly
monthly
weekly
daily or almost daily

Needed an eye-opener?

6. How often during the past year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
never
less than monthly
monthly
weekly
daily or almost daily

Any regrets?

7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
never
less than monthly
monthly
weekly
daily or almost daily

Blacked out?

8. How often 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

Injured yourself or others?

9. Have you or has someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
no
yes, but not in the past year
yes, during the past year

Got told off?

10. Has a relative, friend, or a doctor or other health care worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
never
yes, but not in the past year
yes, during the past year

11. Sex
Man
Woman

12. Age
15 or less
16 - 17
18 - 24
25 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 64
65 and more

13. Whom are you testing?
yourself
partner
child
relative
client

Source: World Health Organization WHO (AUDIT-test).