The AUDIT was developed by the World Health Organization and first published in 1989 to provide a brief method for screening for excessive drinking and assist in treatment management. It was validated on primary health care patients in six countries and it is the only screening test specifically designed for international use. With a cutoff value of eight points it has a sensitivity over 90% and a specificity across countries of over 80% when identifying problematic drinking. Just it can be administered in under four minutes and is useful for both males and females and across a variety of patient populations. When administering the AUDIT a proper setting where the patient is not in need of emergency care or intoxicated is required and the confidentiality and purpose of the questions to evaluate the patient’s health status needs to be emphasized.Read questions as written. Record answers carefully. Begin the AUDIT by saying “Now I am going to ask you some questions about your use of alcoholic beverages during this past year.” Explain what is meant by “alcoholic beverages” by using local examples of beer, wine, vodka, etc. Code answers in terms of “standard drinks”. Record the score for each question and add up the total.