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Evaluations
ARE
YOU AN ADDICT?
Ask yourself the following questions. Answer as honestly as possible.
- Do
you lose time from work due to drinking/using?
- Is
drinking/using making your home life unhappy?
- Do
you drink/use because you are shy?
- Is
drinking/using affecting your reputation?
- Have
you ever felt guilt/remorse after drinking/using?
- Have
you ever had any financial problems due to drinking/using?
- Have
you ever been arrested due to drinking/using?
- Does
your drinking/using make you careless of your family's
welfare?
- Has
your ambition decreased since drinking/using?
- Have
you ever lost friends due to drinking/using?
- Do
you drink/drug before noon fairly often?
- Does
drinking/using cause you to have difficulty sleeping?
- Has
your efficiency decreased since drinking/using?
- Is
drinking/using jeopardizing your job/business?
- Do
you drink/use to escape worries/troubles?
- Do
you drink/use alone?
- Have
you ever had a loss of memory due to drinking?
- Do
you drink/use to build your self-confidence?
- Have
you ever gone to anyone for help about your drinking/using?
- Has
anyone ever complained or gone for help due to your drinking/using?
If
you answered YES to any one of these questions,
this
can
be a warning
to
the possibility
that you
may be an alcoholic/addict.
If
you answered YES to
two questions, there are strong
chances
you are an alcoholic/addict.
If
you answered YES to
three or more
questions,
there is a high
probability
of
alcoholism/addiction.
These
questions
have
been
adapted
from
the
Michigan
Alcohol
Screening
Test
(MAST)
and
from
a
questionnaire used
by
Johns
Hopkins
University
Hospital.
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