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Signs of Alcoholism

Instructions: Read each question and check "Y" or "N" next to each question.

Yes

No

1.

Do you need a drink at a definite time every day?

2.

Do you prefer drinking alone?

3.

Do you find yourself getting drunk every time you drink?

4.

When you drink, do you have loss of memory or blackouts?

5.

Do you have the shakes after drinking?

6.

Do you get the inner shakes unless you continue drinking?

7.

Do you sneak your drinks?

8.

Do you have weekend drinks?

9.

Do you have mid-week drinks?

10.

Do you crave a drink in the morning?

11.

Do you hide your drink or protect the supply?

12.

Do you avoid food when drinking?

13.

Do you lose time from work when drinking?

14.

Has your initiative, ambition, or perseverance decreased?

15.

Has drinking made you careless of your family’s welfare?

16.

Do you turn to an inferior environment while drinking?

17.

Do you show marked moodiness as a result of drinking?

18.

Is it jeopardizing your job, business or career?

19.

Has it made you irritable or belligerent?

20.

Have you ever admitted to yourself or another that you were unable to control your drinking?

21.

Has your drinking made you sensitive?

22.

Do you become argumentative when drinking?

23.

Is it endangering your health?

24.

Is it making your home life unhappy?

25.

When drinking, do you wake up early in the morning?

26.

While drinking, are you restless in your sleep?

27.

Do you drink to relieve feelings of inadequacy?

28.

Has drinking made you harder to get along with?

29.

Have you ever felt a religious need?

30.

While drinking, have you become extravagant in behavior?

31.

Has your drinking pattern changed?

32.

Do you ever have a remorse feeling while drinking?

33.

Do you have any antisocial behavior?

34.

Do you become jealous of your husband or wife?

35.

Is it affecting your peace of mind?

36.

Have you lost any friends as a result of drinking?

37.

Have you lost any jobs as a result of drinking?

38.

Do you continually seek occasions for drinking?

39.

Has your life become alcohol centered?

 

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