Severity of alcohol dependence questionnaire (SADQ)

Please answer all the following questions about your drinking by selecting your most appropriate response.

The day after drinking alcohol, I woke up feeling sweaty. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, my hands shook first thing in the morning. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, my whole body shook violently first thing in the morning if I didn’t have a drink. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I woke up absolutely drenched in sweat. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I dread waking up in the morning. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I was frightened of meeting people first thing in the morning. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I felt at the edge of despair when I woke up. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I felt frightened when I awoke. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I liked to have an alcoholic drink in the morning. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I always gulped my first few alcoholic drinks down as quickly as possible. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I drank more alcohol to get rid of the shakes. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

The day after drinking alcohol, I had a very strong craving for a drink when I awoke. *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

I drank more than a quarter of a bottle of spirits in a day (or 1 bottle of wine or 7 beers). *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

I drank more than half a bottle of spirits per day (or 2 bottles of wine or 15 beers). *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

I drank more than one bottle of spirits per day (or 4 bottles of wine or 30 beers). *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

I drank more than two bottles of spirits per day (or 8 bottles of wine or 60 beers). *

Almost never – 0

Sometimes – 1

Often – 2

Nearly always – 3

Severity of alcohol dependence questionnaire (SADQ)

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During that period of heavy drinking

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Severity of alcohol dependence questionnaire (SADQ)

Section

During that period of heavy drinking