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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 May;5(5):485–493. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30415-7

Table 1.

Alcohol Screening Questionnaire (AUDIT): One drink equals: 12oz of beer, 5oz of wine and 1.5oz of hard liquor.

0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points
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 times a week
2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking? 0–2 3–4 5–6 7–9 ≥10
3. How often do you have four or more drinks on one occasion? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost 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 or almost 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 or almost daily
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? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost 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 or almost daily
8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of your drinking? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily
9. Have you or someone else been injured because of your drinking? No Yes, but not in the last year Yes, in the last year
10. Has a relative, friend, doctor, or other health care worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? No Yes, but not in the last year Yes, in the last year
Add the score of each column:
TOTAL SCORE