Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?*

How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?*

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

How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?*

How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?*

How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?*

How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?*

How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?*

Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?*

Has a relative or friend or a doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?*

Total AUDIT Score

Interpreting the AUDIT Score

According to World Health Organization (WHO), there are four 'zones' of alcohol risck which range from low risk use to dependence. Your risk level and the recommended intervention level is shown below

Risk Level: I

Intervention: Alcohol Education - Make an appointment with a chemical dependency counselor, or the Campus Counselor Cynthia Hutchinson (hutchinc@rocky.edu) to look at factors that might contribute to alcohol use.

Risk Level: II

Intervention: Simple Advice - Talk with people you trust about your alcohol use and if they think it ends up interfering with how you get things done. Make an effort to get some feedback from those around you. Make an appointment with the Campus Counselor Cynthia Hutchinson (hutchinc@rocky.edu).

Risk Level: III

Intervention: Simple Advice plus Brief Counseling and Continuded Montioring - Confidential counseling is available through RMC Counseling Services with Cynthia Hutchinson (hutchinc@rocky.ed).

Risk Level: IV

Intervention: Referral to Specialist for Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment - Affordable evaluation is available in Billings. Your Campu Counselor Cynthia Hutchinson (hutchinc@rocky.edu) can coordinate assessment at minimal cost.