The AUDIT-C (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test — Consumption) screens for hazardous drinking over the past year: 3 items, each scored 0–4, for a total of 0–12. This page is a quick-reference tool for licensed clinicians and trainees — enter the responses from your administered copy to get the total and its position relative to the sex-specific cutoffs.
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| Total score | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| 0–2 | below the sex-specific positive-screen cutoff (≥4 men / ≥3 women) |
| 3 | positive screen for women (≥3); below the male cutoff (≥4) |
| 4–12 | positive screen (≥4 men / ≥3 women) |
Screening scores are not a diagnosis. Interpretation requires clinical judgment by a licensed professional. Results shown here are score ranges and severity categories only. This page is a quick-reference tool for licensed clinicians and trainees — it is not intended for self-diagnosis or for use by the general public, and it is not medical or clinical advice.
AUDIT-C: derived from the WHO AUDIT (Babor et al.); 3-item version by Bush et al. (1998), U.S. VA. Public domain.
This calculator does not reproduce the questionnaire itself; use your licensed/official copy of the instrument to administer it. Items are identified by number only.
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