Decision tool for predicting risk of a patient developing alcohol withdrawal.

How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical day when drinking?
How often in the past year did you consume > 6 drinks on one occasion?

 

Score ≥ 4 indicates higher risk of alcohol dependence.

 

Bush K et al. The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Project (ACQUIP). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Arch Intern Med. 1998; 158(16): 1789-95.

Bradley KA et. al. AUDIT-C as a brief screen for alcohol misuse in primary care. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2007; 31(7): 1208-17.