Self-Assessment · Alcohol Use · Illinois

Is drinking taking up more room in your life than you’d like?

A free, confidential 3-minute screening based on the AUDIT, the World Health Organization’s 10-question alcohol screening tool. Nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere — your answers are scored right in your browser.

Private. Nothing is saved. Your answers are scored right here in your browser and are never stored or sent anywhere. Takes about 3 minutes.

These questions ask about your use of alcohol over the past year. One “drink” means a 12 oz beer, a 5 oz glass of wine, or a 1.5 oz shot of liquor. Answer as honestly as you can — nothing you enter here is saved or sent anywhere.

1How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?

2How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?

3How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?

4How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?

5How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?

6How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?

7How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?

8How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of your drinking?

9Have you or someone else been injured because of your drinking?

10Has a relative, friend, doctor, or other health care worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?

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Talking it through with someone takes about ten minutes, is confidential, and doesn't commit you to anything.

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This screening uses the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), developed by the World Health Organization. It is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. Only a licensed clinician can diagnose an alcohol use disorder, and a high or low score here does not replace a professional evaluation. If you are in immediate danger or thinking about hurting yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room.

Next steps

What to do with your result

A screening score is a starting point, not a verdict. If your score was 8 or higher — or if drinking is affecting your health, relationships, work, or safety regardless of the number — the next step is a conversation with a clinician. At Forrest Behavioral Health in Illinois that starts with a short, confidential call: we listen, check your insurance for free, and tell you plainly which level of care fits, whether that is our Outpatient Program, our Intensive Outpatient Program, our Evening IOP built around work and family, or our Day Treatment Program.

One important note: if you drink heavily every day, stopping suddenly can be medically dangerous. Talk with a professional before making big changes on your own — we can help you figure out whether a supervised detox is needed first. Learn more about alcohol addiction treatment in Illinois or explore our programs.

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Is drinking taking up more room in your life than you’d like?

What to do with your result

Are you ready to overcome addiction? We encourage you to request a phone call from a recovery specialist.