Self-test: Alcohol Problem

Do you feel you are a normal drinker -- that is, you drink as much or less than most other people?

Yes
No

Have you ever awakened the morning after drinking the night before and found that you could not remember a part of the evening?

Yes
No

Do any of your relatives or close friends ever worry or complain about your drinking?

Yes
No

Can you stop drinking without difficulty after one or two drinks?

Yes
No

Do you ever feel guilty about your drinking?

Yes
No

Have you ever attended a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?

Yes
No

Have you ever gotten into physical fights when drinking?

Yes
No

Has drinking ever created problems between you and a near relative or close friend? 

Yes
No 

Have any of your family members or close friends gone to anyone for help about your drinking?

Yes
No

Have you ever lost friends because of your drinking?

Yes
No

Have you ever gotten into trouble at work because of drinking?

Yes
No

Have you ever lost a job because of drinking? 

Yes
No

Have you ever neglected your obligations, your family, or your work for two or more days in a row because you were drinking? 

Yes
No

Do you drink before noon fairly often?   

Yes
No

Have you ever been told you have a liver problem, such as cirrhosis?   

Yes 
No 

After heavy drinking, have you ever had delirium tremens ("the DTs"), severe shaking, or visual or auditory (hearing) hallucinations?

Yes
No

Have you ever gone to anyone for help about your drinking?

Yes
No

Have you ever been hospitalized because of drinking?

Yes
No

Has your drinking ever resulted in your being hospitalized in a psychiatric ward?

Yes
No

Have you ever gone to any doctor, social worker, clergy member, or mental-health clinic for help with any emotional problem in which drinking was part of the problem?

Yes
No

Have you been arrested more than once for driving under the influence of alcohol? 

Yes
No

Have you ever been arrested, even for a few hours because of other behavior while drinking? 

Yes
No