Can the AUDIT consumption items distinguish lower severity from high severity patients seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder?

Brief screening tools based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) consumption items (e.g., AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3) are commonly used in general medical settings to identify at-risk drinkers who may benefit from alcohol interventions. Conversely, in specialty alcohol treatment settings with a high volume of self-referrals, there may be a need for brief screening tools that can help to identify patients who are unlikely to require intensive treatments, but there has been little research on the use of AUDIT-C or AUDIT-3 in this context.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 17, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Jeffrey D. Wardell, John A. Cunningham, Lena C. Quilty, Stephanie Carter, Christian S. Hendershot Source Type: research