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April 19, 2012 by Richard R. Samuel, MD Leave a Comment

Screening Test for Alcohol Abuse and Drug Dependency

  The CAGE questionnaire was developed in 1970 and is widely used by physicians and mental health specialists to determine whether a patient’s alcohol or drug use has become problematic.  Although there are many other screening tools that have been created, this simple, four question test is quite accurate and easy to administer: Cut Down: Have […]

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