Alcohol assessment

This is a self-test for alcohol abuse. Answering YES to any one of these questions is an indicator of potential problems. You can call the Health & Wellness Center at 745-3022 for a professional assessment.

1. Do you need a drink the next morning?
2. Have you missed time at work or classes due to drinking?
3. Does your drinking cause problems for your family or roommates?
4. Do you crave a drink at the same time each day?
5. Do you get the shakes inside unless you keep drinking?
6. Has drinking made you irritable or in a bad mood?
7. Does drinking make you careless for your family’s well being?
8. Have you harmed someone since you started drinking?
9. Has drinking changed your personality?
10. Does drinking cause you bodily complaints (headaches, nausea)?
11. Does drinking make you restless?
12.  Has drinking made you more impulsive?
13. Do you have less self-control since you started drinking?
14. Has your initiative decreased since you started drinking?
15. Has your ambition decreased since you started drinking?
16. Do you give up when pursuing goals since you started drinking?
17. Do you drink to feel at ease socially?
18. Do you drink for self-encouragement?
19. Do you drink to relieve your feelings of inadequacy?
20. Have you had problems with sexual potency since drinking?
21. Do you show real dislikes and hatreds since drinking?
22. Have you gotten more jealous, in general, since drinking?
23. Are you very moody as a result of drinking?
24. Has your efficiency gone down since drinking?
25. Has your drinking made you more sensitive?
26. Are you harder to get along with since drinking?
27. Is drinking endangering your health?
28. Is drinking affecting your peace of mind?
29. Is drinking making your home life unhappy?
30. Is drinking putting your business as risk?
31. Is drinking clouding your reputation?
32. Is drinking disturbing the harmony of your life?