Assessment

CAGE questions

  1. Have you felt you ought to cut down your drinking?
  2. Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
  3. Have you felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
  4. Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover (eye-opener)?

(Brown and Rounds, 1995)
1 out of 4 is a concern.