What to Expect for a DUI Alcohol Evaluation

A DUI alcohol evaluation is often ordered by the court and can have a large impact on your case. You should go into the evaluation with the intention of being honest in answering the questions. You will do better if you tell the truth, instead of trying to figure out and guess what you think the correct answer should be.

• The evaluation is used to determine if you have an alcohol problem, or if you are at a high risk to develop one in the future.


• Be prepared for a drug screen.


• You will be asked questions about your family history. This is to determine if there is a history of alcohol or substance abuse in your family.


• There will be questions about your consumption of alcohol. These will include how much and how often you drink. You will also be asked the age when you first started drinking.


• You will have to discuss how alcohol affects your life. How it impacts your family, work, school, and your life in general.


• Questions about how many drinks it takes for you to feel the effects of alcohol will be on the evaluation.


• You will be asked about prior legal issues resulting from drinking.


• The evaluator will want to talk about the impact this latest DUI has had on your life and whether or not you have learned anything. You will discuss any changes you would like to make in your life because of this.


• You should expect to have the same questions asked in different ways, this is to help ensure that you are being honest in answering.


• Once the evaluation is complete you will be diagnosed with one of the following: no significant problem, early intervention level 1 or level 2. Level one is outpatient and level 2 is intensive outpatient therapy with classes 3 times a week for close to a year or even more.