An analysis of audit scores of adolescent offenders in two Midwestern counties.

The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test provides an accurate measure of risk associated with alcohol-related problems across sex, age, and cultures. As a recommended screening tool to detect patients who are appropriate candidates for brief, preventive alcohol interventions, it was given to 78 adolescents in a diversion program for drunk drivers in two southeastern Nebraska counties during routine alcohol-dependency evaluations. The subjects were grouped by age (18 and younger and over 18 years) and by sex.