More than three times as many Indigenous Australian clients at risk from drinking could be supported if clinicians used AUDIT-C instead of unstructured assessments

Table 1 AUDIT-C scoring table

	Score
Questions	0	1	2	3	4
How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?	Never	Monthly or less	2–4 times per month	2–3 times per week	4 + times per week
How many standard drinks of alcohol do you drink on a typical day when you are drinking?	1–2	3–4	5–6	7–9	10 +
How often do you have 5 or more drinks on one occasion?	Never	Less than monthly	monthly	Weekly	Daily or almost daily

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