Drug Awareness:

Alcohol Use Questionnaire - Are you addicted?  Find out using this simple 14-question quiz.  Answer analysis and alcohol-related definitions follow questionnaire.  -- Taken from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders

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Drug and Alcohol Addiction Questionnaire

1. Do you use alcohol or drugs to get away from things that bother you or are hard to face? Do you find that using alcohol or drugs brings relief from the troubles you are experiencing in your life?

2. Do you find that you use alcohol or drugs to try and solve your problems and things that bother you?


3. Do you find that it is taking more alcohol or more of a drug to achieve the desired effect; than it used to? Has the amount you consume increased significantly over time?

4. Are there times that you find it hard to remember what happened when you were using alcohol or drugs? (Example – Can’t remember how I got home last night)

5. Do you ever hide how much you drink or use from others? This might be because you don’t want others to know how much or how often you are using or because you don’t want to share what you have.

6. Do you ever feel that in order to have fun or feel good that you must use alcohol or drugs? Do you find that most of the activities you are involved in include drinking or drug use?

7. Does your first drink or two go down faster than the others in order to get a “quick start?” Do you use drugs more quickly at the beginning of a using episode because you want to “get high” fast?

8. Do you ever feel guilty about using alcohol or drugs or about the things you do when you are under the influence?

9. Have others (family, friends, employer, etc.) expressed concern about your drinking or drug use? Do you listen to their concerns or “tune out” the concerns?

10. Have you experienced repeated times where you could not recall what happened when you were drinking or using and gotten into trouble because of your use?

11. Have you ever used the problems in your life as an excuse to drink or use drugs? Do you feel you have to use to be able to deal with these problems?

12. Have there been times that you found yourself drinking or using more than most people? Have you looked for people who drink or use as much as you do so that you “fit in?”

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