Who Needs Help?

Are you or do you know someone who may be an alcoholic/chemically dependent person? If so, please take a look at the following questions.

Twenty Questions List

Ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honestly as you can.

1. Do you lose time from work due to drinking/using?
2. Is drinking/using making your home life unhappy?
3. Do you drink/use because you are shy with other people?
4. is drinking/using affecting your reputation?
5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking/using?
6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of drinking/using?
7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking/using?
8. Does your drinking/using make you careless of your family's welfare?
9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking/using?
10. Do you crave a drink/drug at a definite time daily?
11. Do you want a drink/drug the next morning?
12. Does drinking/using cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking/using?
14. Is drinking/using jeopardizing your job or business?
15. Do you drink/use to escape from worries or troubles?
16. Do you drink/use alone?
17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking/using?
18. Has our physician ever treated you for drinking/using?
19. Do you drink/use to build up your self-confidence?
20. Have you ever been to a hospital or institution because of your drinking/using?

If you answered yes to any ONE of the questions, there is a definite warning that you may be alcoholic/chemically dependent.

If you answered yes to any TWO, the chances are that you are alcoholic/chemically dependent.

If you have answered yes to THREE or MORE, you are definitely an alcoholic/chemically dependent person.

(The above test questions are used by Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, in deciding whether or not a patient is alcoholic. The questions have been revised by CareUnit, Inc. to include other drug dependencies.)