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Short MAST

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1. Do you feel you are a normal drinker?  yes no
2. Do your spouse or parents worry or complain about your drinking? yes no
3. Do you ever feel bad about your drinking? yes no
4. Do friends or relatives think you are a normal drinker?
 yes no
5. Are you always able to stop drinking when you want to? yes no
6 . Have you ever attended a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous? yes no
7. Has drinking ever created problems between you and your spouse? yes no
8. Have you ever gotten into trouble at work because of drinking? yes no
9. Have you ever neglected your obligations, your family, or your work
  for 2 or more days in a row because you were drinking?		 yes no
10. Have you ever gone to anyone for help about your drinking? yes no
11. Have you ever been in the hospital because of drinking? yes no
12. Have you ever been arrested even for a few hours because of drinking? yes no
13. Have you ever been arrested for drunk driving or driving after drinking? yes no

 

 

             

Scoring :         1 point for each of answers in bold.

                       2 points possible problem
3 points probable alcohol problem.

                               

Reference:       Seltzer MA;  Vinokur A; Van Rooijen LJ. A Self-Administered Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (SMAST)  Journal of Studies on Alcohol 36:117-126, 1975

 

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