Self-Test for Alcohol Addiction

Am I An Alcoholic Quiz

AUDIT Addiction Self-Test

(Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) is a 10-item questionnaire that screens for hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption. The alcohol Self Test questionnaire helps you determine how much you drink. Developed in 1982 by the World Health Organization (WHO), the test correctly classifies 95% of people into either alcoholics or non-alcoholics. The AUDIT is particularly suitable for use in primary care settings and has been used with a variety of populations and cultural groups. It should be administered by a health professional or paraprofessional to screen and identify people at risk of alcohol problems.

The Alcohol Use Disorders Test (AUDIT)
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: The AUDIT Test for Alcohol Addiction (Alcoholism)

To correctly answer some of these questions you need to know the definition of a drink. For this test one drink is:
One can of beer (12 oz or approx 330 ml of 5% alcohol), or
One glass of wine (5 oz or approx 140 ml of 12% alcohol), or
One shot of liquor (1.5 oz or approx 40 ml of 40% alcohol).

1. HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE A DRINK CONTAINING ALCOHOL?
2. HOW MANY ALCOHOLIC DRINKS DO YOU HAVE ON A TYPICAL DAY WHEN YOU ARE DRINKING?
3. HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE 6 OR MORE DRINKS ON ONE OCCASION?
4. HOW OFTEN DURING THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU FOUND THAT YOU DRANK MORE OR FOR A LONGER TIME THAN YOU INTENDED?
5. HOW OFTEN DURING THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU FAILED TO DO WHAT WAS NORMALLY EXPECTED OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR DRINKING?
6. HOW OFTEN DURING THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU HAD A DRINK IN THE MORNING TO GET YOURSELF GOING AFTER A HEAVY DRINKING SESSION?
7. HOW OFTEN DURING THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU FELT GUILTY OR REMORSEFUL AFTER DRINKING?
8. HOW OFTEN DURING THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU BEEN UNABLE TO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE BECAUSE OF YOUR DRINKING?
9. HAVE YOU OR ANYONE ELSE BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT OF YOUR DRINKING?
10. HAS A RELATIVE, FRIEND, DOCTOR, OR HEALTH CARE WORKER BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR DRINKING, OR SUGGESTED THAT YOU CUT DOWN?

YOUR SCORE:

Total: 0

A total score of 8 or more indicates harmful drinking behavior. If you scored 8-10 or more, you are probably addicted to alcohol.

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