This is one unit of alcohol… …and each of these is more than one unit Scoring system Your FAST score 0 1 2 3 4 Daily Less How often have you had 6 or more units on a or Never than Monthly Weekly single occasion in the last year? almost monthly daily Only answer the following questions if the answer above is Never (0), Less than monthly (1) or Monthly (2). Stop here if the answer is Weekly (3) or Daily (4). Daily How often during the last year have you failed Less or to do what was normally expected from you Never than Monthly Weekly almost monthly because of your drinking? daily Daily How often during the last year have you been Less or unable to remember what happened the night Never than Monthly Weekly almost before because you had been drinking? monthly daily Yes, Yes, Has a relative or friend, doctor or other health but not during worker been concerned about your drinking or No in the the last last suggested that you cut down? year year Scoring: If score is 0, 1 or 2 on the first question continue with the next three questions If score is 3 or 4 on the first question – stop here. An overall total score of 3 or more is FAST positive. What to do next? If FAST positive, complete remaining AUDIT questions (this may include the three remaining questions above as well as the six questions on the second page) to obtain a full AUDIT score. Score from FAST (other side)
This is one unit of alcohol… …and each of these is more than one unit FAST Scoring system Your score 0 1 2 3 4 How often have you had 6 or more units on a single occasion in the last year? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily Only answer the following questions if the answer above is Never (0), Less than monthly (1) or Monthly (2). Stop here if the answer is Weekly (3) or Daily (4). How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of your drinking? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily Has a relative or friend, doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested that you cut down? No Yes, but not in the last year Yes, during the last year Scoring: If score is 0, 1 or 2 on the first question continue with the next three questions If score is 3 or 4 on the first question – stop here. An overall total score of 3 or more is FAST positive. What to do next? If FAST positive, complete remaining AUDIT questions (this may include the three remaining questions above as well as the six questions on the second page) to obtain a full AUDIT score. Score from FAST (other side)
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