The Alcohol Disorders Identification Test
(As adapted by the University of Connecticut Health Center Cutting Back project)
| A drink is:
one beer (12 oz.) one glass of wine (6 oz.) one drink (1.5 oz) of hard liquor |
1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
__ Never (0)
__ Monthly or less (1)
__ Two or four times a month (2)
__ Two or three times a week (3)
__ Four or more times a week (4)
2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
__ 1 or 2 (0)
__ 3 or 4 (1)
__ 5 or 6 (2)
__ 7 to 9 (3)
__ 10 or more (4)
3. How often do you have four or more drinks on one occasion?
__ Never (0)
__ Less than monthly (1)
__ Monthly (2)
__ Weekly (3)
__ Daily or almost daily (4)
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
__ Never (0)
__ Less than monthly (1)
__ Monthly (2)
__ Weekly (3)
__ Daily or almost daily (4)
5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?
__ Never (0)
__ Less than monthly (1)
__ Monthly (2)
__ Weekly (3)
__ Daily or almost daily (4)
6. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?
__ Never (0)
__ Less than monthly (1)
__ Monthly (2)
__ Weekly (3)
__ Daily or almost daily (4)
7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
__ Never (0)
__ Less than monthly (1)
__ Monthly (2)
__ Weekly (3)
__ Daily or almost daily (4)
8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
__ Never (0)
__ Less than monthly (1)
__ Monthly (2)
__ Weekly (3)
__ Daily or almost daily (4)
9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
__ No (0)
__ Yes, but not in the last year (2)
__ Yes, during the last year (4)
10. Has a relative or friend or a doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?
__ No (0)
__ Yes, but not in the last year (2)
__ Yes, during the last year (4)
Note to health care providers: A score of 7 or greater for women and 8 or greater for men suggests that counseling about the risks of alcohol misuse may be warranted. Patients who score 16-19 may require follow-up monitoring. Those who score 20 or greater are likely to need an alcohol assessment and treatment.
Source: World Health Organization, Geneva, 1982.
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