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Drinking self-check

This short, private check-in (CAGE) asks four quick questions about your drinking. It is not a diagnosis — it is a place to start.

This is a screening, not a diagnosis. Your answers are scored on your device and are never sent or saved — not even if you ask us to follow up afterwards. For a full picture, talk with a licensed Deaf therapist.

Please answer yes or no to each:

  1. 1Have you ever felt you should Cut down on your drinking?
  2. 2Have people Annoyed you by criticising your drinking?
  3. 3Have you ever felt bad or Guilty about your drinking?
  4. 4Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover (an Eye-opener)?

CAGE — Ewing, JAMA 1984;252:1905–1907. Free to use with citation.