The
MAST Test is a simple, self scoring test that helps assess if
you have a drinking problem. Please answer YES or NO to the following
questions:
1.
Do you feel you are a normal drinker? ("normal" means
you drink as much or less than most other people)
YES or NO
2. Have
you ever awakened the morning after some drinking the night before
and found that you could not remember a part of the evening?
YES or NO
3. Does any
near relative or close friend ever worry or complain about your
drinking?
YES or NO
4. Can you
stop drinking without difficulty after one or two drinks?
YES or NO
5. Do you
ever feel guilty about your drinking?
YES or NO
6. Have you
ever attended a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
YES or NO
7. Have you
ever gotten into physical fights when drinking?
YES or NO
8. Has drinking
ever created problems between you and a near relative or close
friend?
YES or NO
9. Has any
family member or close friend gone to anyone for help about your
drinking?
YES or NO
10. Have you
ever lost friends because of your drinking?
YES or NO
11. Have you
ever gotten into trouble at work because of drinking?
YES or NO
12. Have you
ever lost a job because of drinking?
YES or NO
13. Have you
ever neglected your obligations, your family, or your work for
two or more days in a row because you were drinking?
YES or NO
14. Do you
drink before noon fairly often?
YES or NO
15. Have you
ever been told you have liver trouble such as cirrhosis?
YES or NO
16. After
heavy drinking have you ever had delirium tremens (D.T.'s), severe
shaking, visual or auditory (hearing) hallucinations?
YES or NO
17. Have you
ever gone to anyone for help about your drinking?
YES or NO
18. Have you
ever been hospitalized because of drinking?
YES or NO
19. Has your
drinking ever resulted in your being hospitalized in a psychiatric
ward?
YES or NO
20. Have you
ever gone to any doctor, social worker, clergyman or mental health
clinic for help with any emotional problem in which drinking was
part of the problem?
YES or NO
21. Have you
been arrested more than once for driving under the influence of
alcohol?
YES or NO
22. Have you
ever been arrested, even for a few hours because of other behavior
while drinking?
(If Yes, how many times ________ )
YES or NO
SCORING
Please score
one point if you answered the following:
1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No
5. Yes
6. Yes
7 through 22: Yes
Add up the scores and compare to the following score card:
0 - 2 No apparent problem
3 - 5 Early or middle problem drinker
6 or more Problem drinker
