ARE AN ALCOHOLIC?
(USE THIS TEST, SUBSTITUTING DRUGS FOR ALCOHOL)
- Have you ever decided to stop drinking for a week or so but only lasted for a couple of days?
- Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking – Stop telling you what to do?
- Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting drunk?
- Have you had a drink in the morning in the past year?
- Do you envy people who can drink without getting into trouble?
- Have you had problems connected with drinking during the past year?
- Has your drinking caused trouble at home?
- Do you ever try to get “extra drinks” at a party because you do not get enough?
- Do you tell yourself you can stop drinking any time you want to, even though you keep getting drunk when you don’t mean to?
- Have you missed days of work because of drinking?
- Do you have “blackouts”? (lost hours/days)
- Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not drink?
(taken from AA-approved literature)