Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) - Interview Version
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Charlie HaddadAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) - Interview Version
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Charlie HaddadName:
Alcohol Use Disorders
ID No:
Identification Test (AUDIT):
Interview Version Date of Initial Assessment:
Client Details
Date
First Name Last Name
Date of Birth
This is the interview version of the AUDIT questionnaire. Read questions as written. Record answers carefully. Begin the AUDIT by
saying “Now I am going to ask you some questions about your use of alcoholic beverages during this past year.” Explain what is meant
by “alcoholic beverages” by using local examples of beer, wine, vodka, etc. Code answers in terms of “standard drinks”.
1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
(0) Never [Skip to Qs 9-10] (1) Monthly or less
(2) 2 to 4 times a month (3) 2 to 3 times a week
(4) 4 or more times a week
Place the answer number here:
2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
(0) 1 or 2 (1) 3 or 4
(2) 5 or 6 (3) 7, 8, or 9
(4) 10 or more
Place the answer number here:
3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?
(0) Never (1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly (3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
Place the answer number here:
Skip to Questions 9 and 10 if Total Score for Questions 2 and 3 = 0
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
(0) Never (1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly (3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
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5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?
(0) Never (1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly (3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
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6. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
(0) Never (1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly (3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
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7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
(0) Never (1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly (3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
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8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
(0) Never (1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly (3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
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9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
(0) No (2) Yes, but not in the last year (4) Yes, during the last year
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10. Has a relative or friend or a doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
(0) No (2) Yes, but not in the last year (4) Yes, during the last year
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Record total of specific items here
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF STANDARD DRINKS IN:
BEER or COOLER 12 oz. ~5% alcohol
12 oz. = 1
16 oz. = 1.3
22 oz. = 2
40 oz. = 3.3
MALT LIQUOR 8-9 oz. ~7% alcohol
12 oz. = 1.5
16 oz. = 2
22 oz. = 2.5
40 oz. = 4.5
TABLE WINE 5 oz. ~12% alcohol
a 750 mL (25 oz.) bottle = 5
80-proof SPIRITS (hard liquor) 1.5 oz. ~40% alcohol
a mixed drink = 1 or more*
a pint (16 oz.) = 11
a fifth (25 oz.) = 17
1.75 L (59 oz.) = 39
*Note: Depending on factors such as the type of spirits and the recipe, one mixed drink can contain from one to three or more standard
drinks.
