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A 34-year-old woman attends for a routine health check. She drinks four to five standard drinks on each of five evenings a week and has done so for three years. She has never thought she should cut down, has never been irritated by anyone criticising her drinking, has never felt guilty about it, and has never needed a drink on waking. She has never missed work, has no tremor and gets no symptoms when she does not drink. Which one of the following instruments will best establish whether her drinking is putting her health at risk?
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