Introduction: The World Health Organization indicates that alcoholic beverages are consumed by about 2 billion people all over the world amongst whom 76.3 million are reported to be diagnosed with alcohol use disorders. Various patterns of alcohol consumption tend to act as risk factors, leading to biochemical and biological effects, thereby producing long-term consequences on human health as well as affecting the day to day life. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire-based study was conducted to assess the patterns of alcohol consumption in a group of medical fraternity belonging to various Medical Colleges of Punjab. The Google Form based on The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Questionnaire was prepared and randomly circulated for period of 3months and all responses were collected. Results: Frequency of participation of junior resident was found to be the highestfollowed by 26 senior residents, faculty and interns and majority of respondents belonged to age range of 25 to 50 years with male predominance was seen. Male junior residents are most likely to develop alcohol use disorders as the frequency of drinking is found to be the highest. Conclusion: The current study has helped to assess the frequency of alcohol drinking in the medical faculty which were well verse with the alcohol use disorders. As such, this study provides grounds for further researches which can be conducted to identify and assess the type of diseases that occur in alcohol drinkers due to high frequency of drinking.

Introduction: The World Health Organization indicates that alcoholic beverages are consumed by about 2 billion people all over the world amongst whom 76.3 million are reported to be diagnosed with alcohol use disorders. Various patterns of alcohol consumption tend to act as risk factors, leading to biochemical and biological effects, thereby producing long-term consequences on human health as well as affecting the day to day life. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire-based study was conducted to assess the patterns of alcohol consumption in a group of medical fraternity belonging to various Medical Colleges of Punjab. The Google Form based on The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Questionnaire was prepared and randomly circulated for period of 3months and all responses were collected. Results: Frequency of participation of junior resident was found to be the highestfollowed by 26 senior residents, faculty and interns and majority of respondents belonged to age range of 25 to 50 years with male predominance was seen. Male junior residents are most likely to develop alcohol use disorders as the frequency of drinking is found to be the highest. Conclusion: The current study has helped to assess the frequency of alcohol drinking in the medical faculty which were well verse with the alcohol use disorders. As such, this study provides grounds for further researches which can be conducted to identify and assess the type of diseases that occur in alcohol drinkers due to high frequency of drinking.