III. Protocol: Screening Questionnaires to identify Problem Drinking

  1. USPTF recommended screening tools (validated)
    1. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
      1. http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/AUDIT_screener_for_alcohol.pdf
      2. Ten question paper-based survey
      3. Greatest accuracy among screening tools
    2. AUDIT-C
      1. http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/images/res/tool_auditc.pdf
      2. Abbreviated 3 question scale
    3. Single question screen or SASQ (positive if answer given: "one or more")
      1. How many times in the past year have you had X or more drinks per day?
      2. Where X is 5 for men under age 65 years, and 4 for women and for men over age 65 years
  2. Other screening tools
    1. See CAGE Questions
    2. See NIAAA Quantity and Frequency Questionnaire
    3. Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (BMAST)
      1. Ten question survey
    4. TWEAK Survey (really TWEAC)
      1. Tolerance
      2. Worry about drinking
      3. Eye-Openers
      4. Amnesia
      5. Cut down on Alcohol use

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