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Is your drinking becoming a problem?

These four questions, known as the CAGE questions, are a short screen doctors use to spot drinking problems. It takes about a minute. Your answers stay on this page: they are never saved or sent anywhere.
Question 1 of 4Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
Question 2 of 4Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
Question 3 of 4Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
Question 4 of 4Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?

Answer all four questions to see your result. 0 of 4 answered.

This screen is not a diagnosis. Only a clinician can assess alcohol use disorder. The CAGE questions were published by John A. Ewing in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1984. If you want to talk it through, see alcohol treatment at NSRC or what happens when you call.