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The Fast Alcohol Screening Test
The Fast Alcohol Screening Test
F.A.S.T
For the following questions, 1 drink is equal to ½ of a pint of standard beer or lager (5%), 1 standard glass or wine (175ml), or one measure of spirits (25ml).
1. Men: How often do you have more than EIGHT drinks on one occasion? Women: How often do you have more than SIX drinks on one occasion?
(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
2. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
3. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking?
(0) Never
(1) Less than Monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily
4. In the last year has a relative, friend, doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested that you cut down?
(0) Never
(2) Yes, on one occasion
(4) Yes, on more than one occasion
Scoring the F.A.S.T Questionnaire
Stage 1. Question 1 only. If your response to Question 1 is ‘Weekly’ or ‘Daily or almost daily’ then you are a hazardous harmful or dependent drinker.
Stage 2. If your response to Question 1 is ‘Less than monthly’ or ‘Monthly’, add together the figures scored for your answers to Questions 2, 3 and 4. If your total score is 3 or greater, you are misusing alcohol.
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