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CAGE questionnaire

Four yes or no questions about drinking at any time in the past. Two or more positive answers are clinically significant. For drinking below the level of dependence, the AUDIT is more sensitive.

Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
Have people annoyed you by criticising your drinking?
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover (eye-opener)?

Enter the values above.

Reference

Ewing JA. Detecting alcoholism: the CAGE questionnaire. JAMA. 1984;252(14):1905-1907.