Clinical Review

Auditing the Risk for Unhealthy Alcohol Use

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), a popular 10-question screening tool, has a condensed, three-question version—the AUDIT-Consumption (AUDIT-C). Studies have shown that the AUDIT-C is a time-saver for detecting unhealthy alcohol use. But is it as accurate as the AUDIT?


 

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