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Do you have a problem with Alcohol?
Nov 29 2014
Do you have a problem with Alcohol?
More often than not alcohol abuse is subtle. Alcoholic drinking results in harmful behaviors and consequences that the drinker may not even be aware of until their life is out of control. It morphs into a real problems that is hard for the drinker to realize until the consequences are drastic.
Below are 20 questions about drinking that will tell you if its time to get help.
Answering "Yes" to even three of these questions means you may have a drinking problem and should seek professional help, inpatient or outpatient, for alcoholism.
Q: Do you lose time from work due to drinking?
Q: Is drinking making your homelife unhappy?
Q: Do you drink because you are shy with other people?
Q: Is drinking affecting your reputation?
Q: Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?
Q: Have you had financial difficulties as a result of drinking?
Q: Do you turn to inferior companions and environments when drinking?
Q: Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?
Q: Has your ambition decreased since drinking?
Q: Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?
Q: Do you want a drink the next morning?
Q: Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
Q: Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?
Q: Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?
Q: Do you drink to escape from worries or trouble?
Q: Do you drink alone?
Q: Have you ever had a loss of memory as a result of drinking?
Q: Has you physician ever treated you for drinking?
Q: Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?
Q: Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on account of drinking?
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