Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)

Instructions:

The next questions will help us to understand whether use of drugs other than alcohol is a problem for you. This includes illicit drugs & pharmaceutical medications (e.g. sleeping pills, pain killers). It does not include medication that you take as prescribed by your doctor.

Please respond in a way that best describes your use of all drugs (other than alcohol). If you haven’t been using any, then you don’t need to answer the questions.

1	How often do you use drugs other than alcohol?
	0	Never
	1	Monthly or less
	2	2-4 times a month
	3	2-3 times a week
	4	4 or more times a week
2	How often do you use more than one drug on the same occasion?
	0	Never
	1	Less than monthly
	2	Monthly
	3	Weekly
	4	Daily or almost daily
3	How many times do you take drugs on a typical day when you use drugs?
	0	0
	1	1-2
	2	3-4
	3	5-6
	4	7 or more
4	How often are you influenced heavily by drugs?
	0	Never
	1	Less often than once a month
	2	Every month
	3	Every week
	4	Daily or almost every day

5	Over the past year, have you felt that your longing for drugs was so strong that you could not resist it?
	0	Never
	1	Less often than once a month
	2	Every month
	3	Every week
	4	Daily or almost every day
6	Has it happened, over the past year, that you have not been able to stop taking drugs once you started?
	0	Never
	1	Less often than once a month
	2	Every month
	3	Every week
	4	Daily or almost every day
7	How often over the past year have you taken drugs and then neglected to do something you should have done?
	0	Never
	1	Less often than once a month
	2	Every month
	3	Every week
	4	Daily or almost every day
8	How often over the past year have you needed to take a drug the morning after heavy drug use the day before?
	0	Never
	1	Less often than once a month
	2	Every month
	3	Every week
	4	Daily or almost every day
9	How often over the past year have you had guilt feelings or a bad conscience because you used drugs?
	0	Never
	1	Less often than once a month
	2	Every month
	3	Every week
	4	Daily or almost every day
10	Have you or anyone else been hurt (mentally or physically) because you used drugs?
	0	No
	2	Yes, but not over the past year
	4	Yes, over the past year
11	Has a relative or a friend, a doctor or a nurse, or anyone else, been worried about your drug use or said to you that you should stop using drugs?
	0	No
	2	Yes, but not over the past year
	4	Yes, over the past year

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