ALC participants were assessed with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT; scores >8 are indicative of hazardous drinking/ dependence, (Saunders et al., 1993), the Failed Control subscale of the Impaired Control Scale (ICS-FC; evaluating failure of attempts to control drinking in the last 6 months, (Heather et al., 1998), and a questionnaire on drinking which including the question, “For how many years have you been drinking regularly?” to determine years of regular drinking (YRD).
