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Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA-Ar)
Posted 5/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA-Ar) is not copyrighted and may be reproduced freely. This assessment for monitoring withdrawal symptoms requires approximately 5 minutes to administer. The maximum score is 67 (see instrument). Patients scoring less than 10 do not usually need additional medication for withdrawal.