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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Gerontol. 2012 Apr 10;47(6):411–416. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.03.019

Table 3.

Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - Geriatric Version (SMAST-G): two or more positive answers suggest the presence of an alcohol-related problem in the past 12 months (Johnson-Greene et al., 2009).

  1. When talking with others, do you ever underestimate how much you actually drink?

  2. After a few drinks, have you sometimes not eaten or been able to skip a meal because you didn’t feel hungry?

  3. Does having a few drinks help decrease your shakiness or tremors?

  4. Does alcohol sometimes make it hard for you to remember parts of the day or night?

  5. Do you usually take a drink to relax or calm your nerves?

  6. Do you drink to take your mind off your problems?

  7. Have you ever increased your drinking after experiencing a loss in your life?

  8. Has a doctor or nurse ever said they were worried or concerned about your drinking?

  9. Have you ever made rules to manage your drinking?

  10. When you feel lonely, does having a drink help?