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Yes |
No |
1 |
Have you ever felt you should Cut own on your drinking? |
1 |
- |
2. |
Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? |
1 |
- |
3. |
Have you ever felt bad or Guilty about your drinking? |
1 |
- |
4. |
Have you had an Eye opener first thing in the morning to steady nerves or get rid of a hangover? |
1 |
- |
Scoring: A score of 1-3 should create a high index of suspicion and warrants further evaluation.
| Score of 1 |
80% are alcohol dependent |
| Score of 2 |
98% are alcohol dependent |
| Score of 3 |
99% are alcohol dependent |
| Score of 4 |
100% are alcohol dependent |
Reference: Ewing JA. Detecting alcoholism, the CAGE questionnaire.
Journal of the American Medical Association. 252(14): 1905-1907, 1984.
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