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The utility of the AUDIT in screening for drinking game involvement among female college students.

Zamboanga BL, Horton NJ, Tyler KM, O'Riordan SS, Calvert BD, McCollum EC

Department of Psychology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts 01063, USA. bzamboan@smith.edu

Drinking games (DG) facilitate heavy alcohol consumption in a short period and are associated with negative experiences. We examined the utility of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) cut-off scores to identify DG involvement. Findings indicated an AUDIT score of at least 5 is needed to identify gamers among students at a women's college. Prevention implications are discussed.

Published 19 March 2007 in J Adolesc Health, 40(4): 359-61.
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