Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionaire (SADQ-C)

Stockwell, T., Sitharan, T., McGrath, D. & Lang (1994). The measurement of alcohol
dependence and impaired control in community samples. Addiction, 89, 167–174.

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Please recall a typical period of heavy drinking in the last 6 months. When was this?
 
Please answer all the following questions about your drinking by choosing your most appropriate response.
 
During that period of heavy drinking
 
The day after drinking alcohol, I woke up feeling sweaty.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, my hands shook first thing in the morning.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, my whole body shook violently first thing in the morning if I didn't have a drink.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I woke up absolutely drenched in sweat.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I dread waking up in the morning.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I was frightened of meeting people first thing in the morning
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I felt at the edge of despair when I awoke.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I felt very frightened when I awoke.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I liked to have an alcoholic drink in the morning.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I always gulped my first few alcoholic drinks down as quickly as possible
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I drank more alcohol to get rid of the shakes.
 
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The day after drinking alcohol, I had a very strong craving for a drink when I awoke.
 
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I drank more than a quarter of a bottle of spirits in a day (OR 1 bottle of wine OR 7 beers).
 
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I drank more than half a bottle of spirits per day (OR 2 bottles of wine OR 15 beers).
 
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I drank more than one bottle of spirits per day (OR 4 bottles of wine OR 30 beers).
 
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I drank more than two bottles of spirits per day (OR 8 bottles of wine OR 60 beers)
 
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Imagine the following situation: 1. You have been completely off drink for a few weeks 2. You then drink very heavily for two days How would you feel the morning after those two days of drinking?
 
I would start to sweat.
 
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My hands would shake
 
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My body would shake
 
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I would be craving for a drink
 
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