Is drinking alcohol harming my health now,
or will it be harmful to me later in life? Should I stop drinking alcohol? Am I
a binge drinker?
Most adults who drink alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, or liquor) consume safe
and healthy amounts. For others, unsafe drinking patterns increase their risk
for injury, illness or future alcohol problems. And, for 1 in 13 American
adults, alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence (alcoholism) causes substantial
harm to their health and disruption in their lives.
If you consume alcoholic beverages, it's important to know
whether your drinking patterns are safe, risky or harmful. Answering these
questions will take only a few minutes, and will generate personalized results
based on your age, gender and drinking patterns. Your responses are completely
confidential and anonymous. See the
privacy policy for more information.
About the test
This test is based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT),
developed by the World Health Organization to screen for harmful or hazardous
drinking patterns. (WHO and J. Saunders; O. Aasland; T. Babor; J. de la Fuente;
M. Grant. 1992.)
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