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AUDIT score calculator

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Ten questions, scored from 0 to 40. A screening tool, not a diagnosis.

This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. It does not replace a clinical assessment, and it does not tell you whether you have a condition. If you are in immediate danger, contact emergency services.

Published score bands

World Health Organization primary-care zones for the AUDIT total. They are screening bands, not a diagnosis.

The AUDIT and its zones are published by the World Health Organization: Babor TF, Higgins-Biddle JC, Saunders JB, Monteiro MG. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care. Second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2001. Zone I is 0–7, Zone II is 8–15, Zone III is 16–19, and Zone IV is 20–40.
TotalBandWhat the source says
0–7Zone I: lower riskWHO Zone I, total 0 to 7. The guideline suggests alcohol education.
8–15Zone II: hazardousWHO Zone II, total 8 to 15. The guideline suggests simple advice.
16–19Zone III: harmfulWHO Zone III, total 16 to 19. The guideline suggests brief counselling and continued monitoring.
20–40Zone IV: possible dependenceWHO Zone IV, total 20 to 40. The guideline suggests referral to a specialist for diagnostic evaluation.

Score it yourself

This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. Your answers stay in this browser tab. They are not sent to Reach + Within and they are not stored.

Answer for your drinking as the questions ask. Questions 4 to 8 refer to the last year.

1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
2. How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?
3. How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?
4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?
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?
7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
10. Has a relative, friend, doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking, or suggested you cut down?

Answer every question to see the score. Nothing is saved while you do.

Other screening tools

Within can assign these scales on a secure link and chart them on a client file. That product workflow is separate from this public calculator, which stores nothing. Read counselling software if you want the practice system around the score.

Questions about this calculator

Is the AUDIT calculator a diagnosis?

No. This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. A score does not say that you have, or do not have, a condition. A clinician interprets it alongside the rest of the assessment.

Are my answers stored?

No. Scoring happens in your browser. Answers are not sent to Reach + Within, not written to an account, and not kept after you leave or refresh the page.

What should I do with the score?

Take it to a clinician if you are worried, or if the score sits in a higher band. If you may be at immediate risk, contact emergency services. In the UK call 999 or the Samaritans on 116 123. In South Africa call emergency services or the South African Depression and Anxiety Group on 0800 567 567.