Table 1.

The T-ACE Problem Drinking Screen as Tested in this Study.

Code	Factor	Cut-Points	Score	Question
“T”	Tolerance	≥ 2 or ≥ 3 drinks	2	“How many drinks does it take to make you feel high?”
“A”	Annoy	Yes/No	1	Has anybody ever annoyed you by complaining about your drinking?
“C”	Cut Down	Yes/No	1	Have you ever felt you ought to cut down on your drinking?
“E”	“Eye- Opener”	Yes/No	1	Have you ever needed a drink first thing in the morning to get going?
Total T-ACE Score Cut-Points:			2 or 3