Age group | Screening questions | Risk assessment* |
9 to 11 years | "Do you have any friends who drank beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol in the past year?" | Any drinking by friends heightens concern¶ |
"How about you – have you ever had more than a few sips of beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol?" | Any drinking indicates highest riskΔ | |
11 to 14 years | "Do you have any friends who drank beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol in the past year?" | Any drinking by friends heightens concern¶ |
"How about you – in the past year, on how many days have you had more than a few sips of beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol?" | 11 years: Any drinking: Highest riskΔ | |
12 to 14 years:
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14 to 18 years | "In the past year, on how many days have you had more than a few sips of beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol?" | 14 through 15:
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16 years:
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17 years:
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18 years:
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"If your friends drink, how many drinks do they usually drink on an occasion?" | Binge drinking◊ by friends heightens concern¶ |
* Use in conjunction with what you already know about the patient's physical and psychosocial development, level of family support, drinking and smoking habits of parents/caregivers and siblings, school functioning, or trouble with authority figures to provide advice and assistance. Refer to the practitioner's guide for details.
¶ If the patient does not drink, but friends do, explore the patient's views about friends' drinking and ask about their plans to stay alcohol free.
Δ For patients at moderate or higher risk, obtain additional information about drinking pattern, drinking-related problems or risk-taking, and other substance use.
◊ Binge drinking: ≥3 drinks for females (all ages) and males ages 9 to 13 years; ≥4 drinks for males 14 through 15 years; ≥5 drinks for males age ≥16 years.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?