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Alcohol check (AUDIT)

Ten questions from the World Health Organization about drinking. About 3 minutes. No sign-up; your answers are not stored.

One standard drink = one 340 ml beer, one small glass of wine or one tot of spirits.

1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
2. How many standard drinks do you have on a typical day when drinking?
3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?
4. How often in the last year were you not able to stop drinking once you had started?
5. How often in the last year did you fail to do what was normally expected because of drinking?
6. How often in the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning?
7. How often in the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
8. How often in the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before?
9. Have you or someone else been injured because of your drinking?
10. Has a relative, friend, doctor or health worker been concerned about your drinking?

Source: AUDIT, World Health Organization, free to use.

This information is for general health awareness only and is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult a registered healthcare practitioner; in an emergency call 10177 (ambulance) or 112 from a mobile phone, or the SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline on 0800 567 567.