Appendix V: CAGE Substance Abuse Screening Tool

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1. Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? 1 0
2. Have people annoyed you by criticising your drinking? 1 0
3. Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? 1 0
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)? 1 0

Source: Ewing, J. A. (1984). Detecting alcoholism. The CAGE questionnaire. JAMA, 252(14), 1905–1907.