Alcohol, tobacco and other substances
CAGE alcohol screening questionnaire
Screen for possible alcohol-related problems
Reference information · Questionnaire
- Last content update
- 2026-10-26
- Clinical review
- Not independently reviewed
- Source jurisdiction
- See individual sources
- Coverage
- Questionnaire
| Field | Instrument context |
|---|---|
| Version | English four-item Connecticut DPH form; Ewing 1984 |
| Population | Adults; clinical context and applicable population evidence required |
| Respondent | Clinician-administered screen or self-report |
| Recall period | Historical experiences as worded; not a measure of current consumption |
| Purpose | Screen for possible alcohol-related problems |
Assessment tool
A total does not establish individual item responses.
Please answer yes or no for each question.
CAGE: Ewing (1984). CAGE-AID: adaptation to include drugs. Selected government-hosted forms; retain attribution.
Responses stay in this page’s memory. Reset or leave the page to clear them. No patient identifiers are collected.
Interpretation & limitations
- The Connecticut DPH source identifies two or more positive answers as clinically significant and notes that clinicians may use one positive answer for broader case finding.
- Do not infer a diagnosis, current consumption, intoxication, withdrawal severity or safety from this screening score.
- CAGE and CAGE-AID are distinct forms; the selected questions and source must remain attached to the result.
- A low score does not exclude harmful use. Follow up relevant answers in the clinical interview.
- All four answers are required; omissions are not zero.
References · 2
- Official form and scoring context
- Public-domain source and exact selected form · Government source identifies the instrument as public domain. Preserve source attribution.