Are You An Alcoholic?
To
answer this question ask yourself the following questions and answer them
as
honestly as you can. Yes or No
1 Do you lose time from work due to
drinking?
2 Is drinking making your home life
unhappy?
3 Do you drink because you are shy
with other people?
4 Is drinking affecting your reputation?
5 Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?
6 Have you gotten into financial difficulties
as a
Result of drinking?
7 Do you turn to lower companions and an
Inferior environment when drinking?
8 Does your drinking make you careless
of
Your family's welfare?
9 Has your ambition decreased since drinking?
10 Do you crave a drink at a definite time
daily?
11 Do you want a drink the next morning?
12 Does drinking cause you to have difficulty
Sleeping?
13 Has your efficiency decreased since
drinking?
14 Is drinking jeopardizing your job
or business?
15 Do you drink to escape from worries
or trouble?
16 Do you drink alone?
17 Have you ever had a complete loss of
memory
as a result of drinking?
18 Has your physician ever treated you
for drinking?
19 Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?
20 Have you ever been to a hospital or
institution
On account of drinking?
If you have answered YES to anyone of
the questions, there is a definite warning that You may be alcoholic.
If you have answered YES to any two, the
chances are that you are an alcoholic.
If you have answered YES to three or more,
you are definitely an alcoholic.
(The above Test Questions are used by
Johns Hopkins University Hospital,
Baltimore, Md., to identify whether or not a patient is alcoholic)
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