Alcohol Use Screening Tests
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| Alcohol Use Screening Tests : What are alcohol use screening tests? Alcohol use screening tests are questionnaires you answer about your alcohol use. Your responses are used to check for unhealthy alcohol use. Unhealthy alcohol use, also called alcohol misuse, use can cause health problems and may lead to alcohol use disorder (AUD). AUD is a brain disorder in which you can't stop or control your drinking, even though it causes distress and harm. It can cause problems in your work, relationships, and health. AUD can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on your symptoms. Severe AUD used to be called alcohol dependence and alcoholism. Unhealthy alcohol use can also include binge drinking, which is drinking so much at once that your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level is 0.08% or more. For a man, this usually happens after having five or more drinks within a few hours. For a woman, it is after about four or more drinks within a few hours. Not everyone who binge drinks has an AUD, but they are at higher risk of getting one. Besides checking for unhealthy alcohol use, alcohol screening tests can let you know if you are at risk for AUD. This risk may depend on how much, how often, and how quickly you drink alcohol. Knowing that you are at risk may help you to cut back on your drinking. If the alcohol screening test finds that you do have AUD, you and your health care provider can make an effective treatment plan for you. Other names: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), AUDIT-C, Cut down Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener (CAGE) tool, Tolerance, Annoyed Cut down, Eye-opener (T-ACE) tool, Screening with Brief Intervention (SBI) Tool | |
| Review Date: 26/08/2024 | Updated By: |