Alcohol Screening Tool Chart

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ALCOHOL SCREENING TOOL
UNIT GUIDE
1 unit is typically:
Half-pint of regular beer, lager or cider; 1 small glass of
low ABV wine (9%); 1 single measure of spirits (25ml)
The following drinks have more than one unit:
A pint of regular beer, lager or cider, a pint of strong
/premium beer, lager or cider, 440ml regular can
cider/lager, 440ml “super” lager, 250ml glass of wine (12%)
or a bottle of wine.
The following questions are validated as screening tools for alcohol use
Scoring system
Your
AUDIT- C Questions
score
0
1
2
3
4
2-4
2-3
4+
Monthly
times
times
times
How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
Never
or less
per
per
per
month
week
week
How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical
1 -2
3-4
5-6
7-9
10+
day when you are drinking?
Less
Daily or
How often have you had 6 or more units if female, or 8
Never
than
Monthly
Weekly
almost
or more if male, on a single occasion in the last year?
monthly
daily
TOTAL :
A score of less than 5 indicates lower risk drinking (see overleaf)
Scores of 5+ requires the following 7 questions to be completed:
Scoring system
AUDIT Questions
Your
score
(after completing 3 AUDIT-C questions above)
0
1
2
3
4
How often during the last year have you found
Less
Daily or
that you were not able to stop drinking once you
Never
than
Monthly
Weekly
almost
monthly
daily
had started?
How often during the last year have you failed to
Less
Daily or
do what was normally expected from you
Never
than
Monthly
Weekly
almost
monthly
daily
because of your drinking?
How often during the last year have you needed
Less
Daily or
an alcoholic drink in the morning to get yourself
Never
than
Monthly
Weekly
almost
monthly
daily
going after a heavy drinking session?
Less
Daily or
How often during the last year have you had a
Never
than
Monthly
Weekly
almost
feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
monthly
daily
How often during the last year have you been
Less
Daily or
unable to remember what happened the night
Never
than
Monthly
Weekly
almost
monthly
daily
before because you had been drinking?
Yes, but
Yes, during
Have you or somebody else been injured as a
No
not in the
the last
result of your drinking?
last year
year
Has a relative or friend, doctor or other health
Yes, but
Yes, during
worker been concerned about your drinking or
No
not in the
the last
last year
year
suggested that you cut down?
TOTAL
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