Print Email Share Tweet Assessment 1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? NeverMonthly or lessTwo or four times/monthTwo or three times/weekFour or more times/week 2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking? 1 or 23 or 45 or 67 - 910 or more 3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion? NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily 4. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of drinking? NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily 5. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you started? NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily 6. How often during the last year have you failed to do what is normally expected from you because of drinking (e.g., missed deadlines, poor classroom or work attendance, failed committee responsibilities, inconsistent work patterns?) NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily 7. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking? NoYes, but not in last yearYes, during last year 8. Has a relative or friend or doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? NoYes, but not in last yearYes, during last year 9. How often in the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session? NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily 10. How often during the past year have you had feelings of guilt or remorse after drinking? NeverLess than monthlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily or almost daily 11. Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? NoYes, but not in last yearYes, during last year 12. Have you ever felt that you should cut down on your drinking? NoYes, but not in last yearYes, during last year Scoring & Interpretation A score of 8 or more for all twelve questions indicates that a harmful level of alcohol consumption is likely. The last four questions (9,10,11,12) are considered a separate "sub-assessment" embedded into the entire self-administered instrument. A sub-assessment score of 1 - 2 indicates that you may have a drinking problem. A score of 3 or more indicates there is a significant possibility that you have a problem with alcohol. News Calendar Current TodayPlease Enable JavaScript.