Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test
Give yourself one point for each question you answer yes.
  1. Do you feel you are a normal drinker? (Do you drink less than or as much as most other people?) yes no
  2. Does you wife, husband, parent, or other near relative ever worry or complain about your drinking? yes no
  3. Do you ever feel guilty about your drinking? yes no
  4. Do friends or relatives think you're a normal drinker? yes no
  5. Are you able to stop drinking when you want to? yes no
  6. Have you ever attended a meeting of Alcholoics Anonymous? yes no
  7. Has your drinking ever created problems between you and your wife, husband, a parent, or other near relative? yes no
  8. Have you ever gotten into trouble at work because of your drinking? yes no
  9. Have you ever neglected your obligations, your family, or your work for two or more days in a row because you were drinking? yes no
  10. Have you ever gone to anyone for help about your drinking? yes no
  11. Have you ever been in a hospital because of drinking? yes no
  12. Have you ever been arrested for drunken driving, driving while intoxicated, or driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages? yes no
  13. Have you ever been arrested, even for a few hours, because of other drunken behavior? yes no
Scoring System

0-1 points/non-alcoholic 2 points/possible alcoholic 3-4 points or "yes" to 6, 10, or 11/alcoholic