Three questions from the AUDIT-C — the same short screen clinicians use in primary care. There is no right answer and nothing to sign up for.
The AUDIT-C was developed by Bush et al. (1998) from the World Health Organization’s AUDIT questionnaire. This is a screening and educational tool, not a diagnosis. A score cannot diagnose alcohol use disorder, and a low score does not rule it out. Only a licensed provider can make a diagnosis or determine whether a particular treatment is appropriate for you, after a full evaluation.
Published US guidance describes moderate drinking as up to two drinks a day for men and one for women, on days alcohol is consumed. Those are ceilings rather than targets. But volume is only part of it — the screening above asks about consumption, while the more revealing questions are about control and consequences.
A screening score cannot answer that, and neither can a website. What it can tell you is whether your pattern is one clinicians would want to discuss. If the question itself keeps returning, that concern is meaningful information regardless of the number.
Difficulty stopping after the first drink is one of the most commonly reported experiences in alcohol use disorder, and it is a reward-system pattern rather than a willpower deficit. It is also the specific pattern naltrexone is most often used for.
Not automatically. Daily drinking is not itself a diagnosis, and alcohol use disorder is defined by pattern and consequence rather than frequency alone. It does raise health risk, and it changes how treatment is started safely, so it is worth telling a provider.
That is a reasonable goal and a common starting point. Cutting back is a legitimate treatment aim in its own right — you do not need to intend to quit entirely, and you do not need a diagnosis to ask for help with it.
A three-question alcohol screening tool developed by Bush et al. (1998) from the World Health Organization’s longer AUDIT questionnaire. It is widely used in primary care to identify drinking patterns that may carry risk. It is a screening instrument, not a diagnostic test.
Yes. The questions are scored entirely in your browser. Your answers are never transmitted to EnnHealth, never stored on a server, and are gone when you close the page. We do record anonymous, aggregate events — such as whether a screening was started or completed — but never your answers or your score.
No. A screening score indicates that a conversation with a clinician may be worthwhile — nothing more. Only a licensed provider can diagnose alcohol use disorder, after a full evaluation. A low score does not rule anything out either: if your drinking concerns you, that matters regardless of the number.
No. Naltrexone is prescribed to people who are still drinking, and drinking less is a valid goal alongside stopping entirely. If you drink daily and feel physically unwell when you stop, tell your provider at the consult — that is important clinical information and it affects how treatment is started safely.
