CAGE Questionnaire
1. Have you ever felt the need to cut down on your drinking? ____
2. Have people annoyed you being critical of your drinking? ____
3. Have you ever felt sorry, bad or guilty about your drinking? ____
4. Have you ever had a drink the first thing in the morning as an eye opener because of anxiety or to help a hangover? ____
Total:
__________
Scoring:
Item responses above on the CAGE are scored with a 0 or 1. A total score of 2 or more is considered clinically significant and is an indication of alcohol abuse.
Reference:
JA, Ewing. Detecting Alcoholism: The CAGE Questionnaire. JAMA 252: 1984.