Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
1. How often to do have a drink containing alcohol?
Never Monthly 2-4 times monthly 2-3 times weekly 4+ times weekly
2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-9 10+
3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily
5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily
6. How often during the last year have you needed to drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily
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
8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily
9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
No Yes, but not during the last year Yes, during the last year
10. Have others been concerned about your drinking or told you to cut down?
No Yes, but not during the last year Yes, during the last year
Scoring the AUDIT •
The columns in the AUDIT are scored from left to right.
Questions 1 to 8 are scored on a five-point scale from 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Questions 9 & 10 are scored on a three -point scale from 0, 2 and 4.
Record the score for each question in the “score” column on the right, including a zero for questions 2 to 8 if ‘skipped’.
Record a total score in the “TOTAL” box at the bottom of the column. The maximum score is 40.
Consumption score Add up questions 1 to 3 and place this sub-score in the adjacent single box in the far right column (maximum score possible = 12).
A score of 6 or 7 may indicate a risk of alcohol-related harm, even if this is also the total score for the AUDIT (e.g. consumption could be over the recommended weekly intake of 28 for men and 14 for females in the absence of scoring on any other questions). Drinking may also take place in dangerous situations (e.g. driving, fishing/boating).
Scores of 6 to 7 may also indicate potential harm for those groups more susceptible to the effects of alcohol, such as young people, women, the elderly, people with mental health problems and people on medication. Further inquiry may reveal the necessity for harm reduction advice.
Dependence score Add up questions 4 to 6 and place this sub-score in the adjacent single box in the far right column (maximum score possible = 12).
In addition to the total AUDIT score, a secondary ‘dependence’ score of 4 or more as a subtotal of questions 4 to 6, suggests the possibility of alcohol dependence (and therefore the need for more intensive intervention if further assessment confirms dependence).
Alcohol-related problems score Any scoring on questions 7 to 10 warrants further investigation to determine whether the problem is of current concern and requires intervention.