The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) is an alcohol screen that can help identify patients who are hazardous drinkers or have active alcohol use disorders (including alcohol abuse or dependence).

Audit-C Test

AUDIT-C
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test is a publication of the World Health Organization, @ 1990
Q1: How often did you have a drink containing alcohol in the past year?
Answer	Points
Never	0
Monthly or less	1
Two to four times a month	2
Two to three times a week	3
Four or more times a week	4
Q2: How many drinks did you have on a typical day when you were drinking in the past year?
Answer	Points
None, I do not drink	0
1 or 2	0
3 or 4	1
5 or 6	2
7 to 9	3
10 or more	4
Q3: How often did you have six or more drinks on one occasion in the past year?
Answer	Points
Never	0
Less than monthly	1
Monthly	2
Weekly	3
Daily or almost daily	4
The AUDIT-C is scored on a scale of 0-12 (scores of 0 reflect no alcohol use). In men, a score of 4 or more is considered positive; in women, a score of 3 or more is considered positive. Generally, the higher the AUDIT-C score, the more likely it is that the patient's drinking is affecting his/her health and safety.

Audit-C Feedback Card

Audit-C
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The Audit-C Feedback Card offers a graphic to provide patients normative feedback about their level of alcohol use compared to other veterans based on their AUDIT-C score.

For print copies, contact John.Davison@va.gov.

Clinician Tools

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

Audit-C Test

Audit-C Feedback Card

See also