I have awakened in the morning after some drinking the night before and found I could not remember a part of the evening.
3.
My spouse (or parents) have worried or complained about my drinking.
4.
I can stop drinking without a struggle after one or two drinks.
5.
I have sometimes felt bad about my drinking.
6.
My friends and relatives think I am a normal drinker.
7.
I sometimes try to control my drinking by limiting it to certain times of the day or to certain places.
8.
I can always stop drinking when I want to.
9.
I have attended at least one meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous on my own behalf.
10.
I have gotten into fights when drinking.
11.
Drinking has created problems in my marriage.
YES
NO
12.
My spouse or other family member has gone for help about my drinking.
13.
I have lost friends or boyfriends or girlfriends because of my drinking.
14.
I have gotten into trouble at work because of my drinking.
15.
I have lost a job due to my drinking.
16.
I have neglected my obligations to family or work for two or more days in a row because I was drinking.
17.
I have consumed alcohol before noon.
18.
I have been told I have liver trouble.
19.
I have had delirium tremens (DTs), severe shaking, heard voices, or seen things that weren't there after heavy drinking.
20.
I have sought help about my drinking.
21.
I have been in a hospital and/or treatment center because of my drinking.
22.
I have been a patient in a ward of a general hospital or on a psychiatric ward of a general hospital where drinking was part of the problem.
23.
I have been seen at a psychiatric or mental health clinic, or gone to a doctor, social worker, psychologist, or clergyman for help with an emotional problem in which drinking played a part.
24.
I have been arrested for driving after drinking.
Scoring:
0-3 points: probable social drinker (although social drinkers don't usually bother to take tests like this one.
4 points: borderline.
5 or more: possible alcoholism.
9 or more: probable alcoholism.
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