CAGE Questionnaire (CAGE) Test

Understand possible alcohol misuse in just 1 minute. Four quick items make it easy to screen fast and guide next steps in care.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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Alcohol Misuse (AM)

This scale screens for signs of problematic alcohol use based on four CAGE indicators.

Low risk

Clinically significant

High probability

0 – 1: Low risk | 2 – 3: Clinically significant | 4: High probability

A score of 1 falls in the Low risk range, suggesting few CAGE indicators were endorsed.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Worried about drinking habits

46%OF USERS

People who wonder if alcohol is starting to cause problems and want a quick, private reality check.

Concerned friends or partners

32%OF USERS

People close to someone who drinks heavily and want a simple way to gauge warning signs before talking to them.

Counselors and clinic staff

22%OF USERS

Professionals who need a fast screening tool to flag possible alcohol or substance-use issues during an initial intake.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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CAGE Questionnaire (CAGE) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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alcoholism

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This brief screening tool is used to identify potential alcohol-related problems in clinical and counseling settings. The CAGE Questionnaire (CAGE) focuses on four core indicators: attempts to cut down, annoyance at criticism, guilt about drinking, and using alcohol as an eye-opener.

Developed by Ewing, J., it consists of 4 items and typically takes about 1 minutes to complete. Results are interpreted as an initial indicator of possible alcohol use disorder risk and are intended to be integrated with clinical interview, collateral information when available, and additional assessment as needed.

The CAGE Questionnaire (CAGE) is commonly administered early in an evaluation to support triage decisions and to guide follow-up questions about alcohol use patterns, related consequences, and functional impairment.

Author: Ewing, J.

Literature: Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. Motivational interviewing: helping people change. Guilford Press. 2013.; Ewing, J. A. Detecting alcoholism: the CAGE questionnaire. JAMA. 1984.; Brown, R. L., & Rounds, L. A. Conjoint screening questionnaires for alcohol and other drug abuse: criterion validity in a primary care practice. Wisconsin Medical Journal. 1995.