ALCOHOL

Question 1

Screening tools - questionnaires

Answer 1

AUDIT

FAST

CAGE

Question 2

ICD-10 definition

Answer 2

3 or more needed:

compulsion to drink
difficulties controlling alcohol consumption
physiological withdrawal
tolerance to alcohol
neglect of alternative activities to drinking
persistent use of alcohol despite evidence of harm

Question 3

Alcohol units

Answer 3

To calculate the number of units in a drink multiply the number of millilitres by the ABV and divide by 1,000.

For example:
half a 175ml ‘standard’ glass of red wine = 87.5 * 12 / 1000 = 1.05 units
one bottle of wine = 750 * 12 / 1000 = 9 units
one pint of 5% beer or lager = 568 * 5 / 1000 = 2.8 units

Question 4

what is the ABV?

Answer 4

‘alcohol by volume’ (ABV).

25ml single measure of spirits (ABV 40%)

a third of a pint of beer (ABV 5 to 6%)

half a 175ml ‘standard’ glass of red wine (ABV 12%)