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    The CAGE assessment is a 4 question questionnaire that takes less than 1 minute to administer and is used to detect alcoholism. It asks questions about cutting down on drinking, feeling annoyed by complaints about drinking, feeling guilty about drinking, and drinking in the morning to relieve shakes. Answering yes to two or more questions suggests the person has a drinking problem.

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    The CAGE assessment is a 4 question questionnaire that takes less than 1 minute to administer and is used to detect alcoholism. It asks questions about cutting down on drinking, feeling annoyed by complaints about drinking, feeling guilty about drinking, and drinking in the morning to relieve shakes. Answering yes to two or more questions suggests the person has a drinking problem.

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    CAGE Assessment for Alcohol Abuse

    The CAGE is a 4- item, relatively non-confrontational questionnaire for detection of


    alcoholism. It takes less then 1 minute to administer, is easy to learn, remember and
    replicate.

    1. Have you felt the need to Cut down on your drinking?

    2. Do you feel Annoyed by people complaining about your drinking?

    3. Do you ever feel Guilty about your drinking?

    4. Do you ever drink an Eye-opener in the morning to relieve shakes?

    Two or more affirmative responses suggest that the client is a problem drinker.

    Ewing JA. Detecting alcoholism: The CAGE questionnaire. JAMA: Journal of the
    American Medical Association 1984;252:1905-1907.

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