Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Screening & Assessment

Question: How many times in the past year have you had:

• • 5 or more drinks in a day (for men)?
  • 4 or more drinks in a day (for women)?

A response of >0 times is considered a positive screen.

1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol

• • Never (0)
  • Monthly or less (1)
  • Two to four times per month (2)
  • Two or three times per week (3)
  • Four or more times per week (4)

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

• • 0-2 drinks (0)
  • 3 or 4 drinks (1)
  • 5 or 6 drinks (2)
  • 7 to 9 drinks (3)
  • 10 or more drinks (4)

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

• • Never (0)
  • Less than monthly (1)
  • Monthly (2)
  • Weekly (3)
  • Daily or almost daily (4)

Scoring: Sum the scores for each question. A score of ≥4 for men and >2 for women might indicate hazardous drinking.

1. Craving:

• • You have Cravings to drink alcohol

• • Your Tolerance to alcohol is increasing

• • You have experienced Withdrawal from alcohol when you stopped drinking

2. Loss of Control

• • You’re Drinking Larger quantities over longer periods
  • You’ve made Unsuccessful attempts to cutback or control drinking
  • You’ve Increased the amount of time spent drinking

3. Consequences

• • You’ve had Failure to fulfill major roles or obligations
  • You have Social or interpersonal problems
  • You gave up Activities you use to do
  • You drink in hazardous situations
  • Physical and psychological consequences

Diagnosis: Two or more criteria in the past 12 months signal an AUD diagnosis.

Severity is categorized by the number of criteria met:

• Mild (2-3)
• Moderate (4-5)
• Severe (≥6)