Alcohol Use
Dimension 498 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Alcohol Use measures the extent and regularity of alcohol consumption described in an expression. It encompasses whether drinking is present at all, how often it occurs, and how much alcohol is typically or maximally consumed, especially across routine weekly patterns.
evidence final name · Substance use
Minimal Alcohol Use
Expressions activating this band describe little, uncertain, incidental, or only loosely specified alcohol involvement, often framed as isolated drinking details, alcohol intolerance, or consequences rather than a clear pattern of consumption.
Moderate Alcohol Use
Expressions activating this band describe established alcohol consumption in typical situations, such as drinking on a usual day or within the last month, with attention to ordinary quantity or occasional harm.
High Alcohol Use
Expressions activating this band describe regular and patterned drinking across the week, including usual drinking days, typical amounts per occasion, and maximum intake at one sitting.
Heavy Alcohol Use
Expressions activating this band describe frequent and substantial alcohol consumption as a stable routine, especially repeated weekly use of spirits or liqueurs and larger regular amounts consumed per day or per week.
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Minimal Substance use: Expressions show no meaningful substance use content. The proxy is effectively absent. Expressions activating this band are unrelated to substance use.
Moderate Substance use: Substance use is experienced here at a level consistent with formal clinical assessment and disorder-relevant measurement. This is the first band where substance use becomes detectable. Expressions activating this band likely reflect substance use at a clinical or disorder-relevant level.
Intense Substance use: Substance use is experienced here at a level consistent with formal clinical assessment and disorder-relevant measurement. Compared to the band below, substance use is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect substance use at a clinical or disorder-relevant level.
Peak Substance use: Substance use is experienced here as observable behavioral patterns associated with problematic or disordered functioning. Unlike the band below, where substance use was characterized by the clinical form, the proxy here has shifted in character. Expressions activating this band engage with substance use at a level associated with formal behavioral assessment.