UNITS 1 x bottle of 12% wine = 9 units 1 x can of 5 % beer / lager = 2 units, 4 cans = 9 units 1 x can of 9 % beer / lager = 4 units, 4 cans = 16 units 1 x 75cl bottle of 40% spirits = 30 units

1. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?         Never         Monthly or less         2 to 4 times a month         2 or 3 times a week         4 or more times a week 2. How many alcohol units do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?         Never         Up to 2½         2½ to 5         5 to 7         7 to 11         11 or more 3. How often do you have seven or more units on one occasion?         Never         Less than monthly         Monthly         Weekly         Daily or almost daily 4. How often during the last year have you found that you were unable to stop drinking once you had started?         Never         Less than monthly         Monthly         Weekly         Daily or almost daily 5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?         Never         Less than monthly         Monthly         Weekly         Daily or almost daily 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?         Never         Less than monthly         Monthly         Weekly         Daily or almost daily 7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?         Never         Less than monthly         Monthly         Weekly         Daily or almost daily 8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?         Never         Less than monthly         Monthly         Weekly         Daily or almost daily 9. Have you or someone else been injured as the result of your drinking?         Never         Yes, but not in the last year         Yes, during the last year 10. Has a relative, friend, or a doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?         Never         Yes, but not in the last year         Yes, during the last year   8 - 15 indicates harmful or hazardous drinking 16 + indicates dependent drinking   Adapted from the World Health Organisation's Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test 2001 Terms & conditions of use