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CAGE

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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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December 2010