Self Test for Alcoholism

elchrist · Posted: 01 Feb 2008 10:01 AM Post subject: Self Test for Alcoholism

Self Test for Alcoholism
If you think you, or someone you know, has a problem with alcohol, here are 20 questions from John Hopkins University Hospital used in assessments to determine whether or not a patient is an alcoholic. Please answer these questions with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ as honestly and truthfully as possible.

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

RESULTS
If you answered ‘yes’ to any one of the questions above, this is a definite warning that you could become an alcoholic.

If you answered ‘yes’ to any two of the questions above, the chances are that you are in the process of becoming an alcoholic and should seek help.

If you answered ‘yes’ to three or more of the questions above, you are likely an alcoholic and need to seek help immediately.

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I've been a victim of #17, but it doesn't happen every time. Maybe 1 out of a 20 times I drink and that's because I chose to drink myself into oblivion. I drink maybe 1-2 times a month.

Should I still seek out help immediately?

RandR · Posted: 01 Feb 2008 10:24 PM Post subject: Re: Self Test for Alcoholism

spic-ole · Posted: 02 Feb 2008 06:36 AM Post subject:

I think anyone who has ever spent a day in college has fallen victim to numbers: 5, 7, 13, 17, and 19.

We need more A.A. meetings on college campuses.

carnicerodegiles · Posted: 02 Feb 2008 03:55 PM Post subject:

I am guilty of 3, 15, and 16. I've never comsidered myself a raging alcoholic, nor has anyone else that knows me. If there's something that I feel is really negative about my drinking even more so than the stuff I'm guilty of in this test, is the fact that I always feel the need to eat something big and greasy after a night of drinking.

RandR · Posted: 02 Feb 2008 09:11 PM Post subject:

carnicerodegiles · Posted: 03 Feb 2008 11:03 AM Post subject:

chuco boy · Boot Camp Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 340 Votes: 4

It's fun to be a "borracho" especially in Mexicali when you can eat tacos of a wide variety from carne asada, birria, lengua, cabeza, tripas and still be able to wash it down with cerveza at any time of the evening.

Bloodstar1 · Posted: 04 Feb 2008 09:08 AM Post subject:

I ran out of beer taking the test. Had to do a beer run.