PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - NOTE THESE ARE TOTALLY CONFIDENTIAL - ONLY YOU SEE THE RESULTS UNLESS YOU CHOOSE OTHERWISE

The following questions concern information about your possible involvement with alcoholic drinks. 

Carefully read each question and decide what your answer is and select the appropriate one from the list under each question.

The following questions generally refer to the last 12 months.
 

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

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

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

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

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

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?

7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?

8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?

9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?

10. Has a relative, friend, doctor, or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested that you should cut down?


 
 
Your Alcohol AUDIT Score is:
 
What Your Alcohol AUDIT Score Means
Section Your Score Evaluation
Section A

"At Risk" Alcohol Consumption
A score of 4 (or more) for women, or 5 (or more) for men suggests a level of drinking that places that person at risk of harm.
 

Section B

Symptoms of Dependence
A score of 4 (or more) for women or 5 (or more) for men, indicates a person may be psychologically or physically dependent on alchol.
 

Section C

Problems Related to Drinking
A score of 4 (or more) indicates significant problems already.
 

Overall

Overall Evaluation
An overall score of 8 or more suggests harmful patterns of drinking.
 

If you are concerned about your results in any way at all, please contact us or one of our counsellors.


 

 

 

 
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