SEVERITY OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE QUESTIONNAIRE (SADQ) |
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1. Please indicate below the physical symptoms that you have experienced first thing in the morning during typical periods of heavy drinking. |
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I wake up feeling sweaty. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
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My hands shake first thing in the morning. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
My whole body shakes violently first thing in the morning if I don’t have a drink. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I wake up absolutely drenched in sweat. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
2. The following statements refer to moods and states of mind you may have experienced during these periods of heavy drinking. |
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I dread waking up in the morning. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I am afraid of meeting people first thing in the morning. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I feel at the edge of despair when I first wake up. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
feel very frightened when I wake up. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
3. The following statements refer to morning drinking habits during the recent period when you were drinking heavily, and periods like it. |
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I like to have a morning drink. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I always gulp my first few morning drinks down as quickly as possible. |
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Never |
Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I drink in the morning to get rid of the shakes. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I have a very strong craving for a drink when I wake up. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
4. The following statements refer to a degree of alcohol consumption during the recent period of heavy drinking and periods like it. |
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I drink more than a quarter of a bottle of spirits per day I.E. 4 doubles or 1 bottle of wine or 4 pints of beer/lager. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I drink more than half a bottle of spirits per day or 2 bottles of wine or 8 pints of beer/lager. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
I drink more than one bottle of spirits per day or 4 bottles of wine or 15 pints of beer/lager. |
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Almost Never |
Sometimes |
Often |
Nearly Always |
5. Imagine the following situations. |
You have been completely off drink for a few weeks and you then drink very heavily for two days. How would you feel the morning after those two days of heavy drinking? |
I would start to sweat. |
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Not at all |
Slightly |
Moderately |
Quite a lot |
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My hands would shake |
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Not at all |
Slightly |
Moderately |
Quite a lot |
My body would shake |
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Not at all |
Slightly |
Moderately |
Quite a lot |
I would be craving for a drink |
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Not at all |
Slightly |
Moderately |
Quite a lot |
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TOTAL SCORE |
/60 |