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You can do a quick self-assessment of your drinking using this short questionnaire. It will indicate whether your drinking is within the safer guidelines, or whether it might be creeping up to levels where it may cause harm later in life.<\/h2>\n

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It\u2019s a great opportunity to help keep your drinking in check and take control to prevent longer-term problems, as you can make some simple adjustments to your drinking to reduce the risk later.<\/p>\n

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This questionnaire is called AUDIT and has two parts \u2013 the short AUDIT C, and the full AUDIT. You should start with the AUDIT C. If this results in a \u2018positive\u2019 score then go on to complete the full AUDIT. It will only take a few minutes.<\/p>\n

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A score of 5 or above on AUDIT C is a positive score. It indicates your drinking may be at an increasing or higher risk level. If you have a positive socre you should go on to complete the full AUDIT below.<\/p>\n

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Add up the scores from your AUDIT C and the full AUDIT. The ranges below will provide more information on your risk level.<\/p>\n

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