Do you or a loved one use drug substances? Use the following categories to determine the seriousness of your drug use situation:
1. Experimental Use: trying substance once or twice.
2. Recreational Use: using a substance socially, only with friends or at a party.
3. Circumstantial Use: using a substance to escape or avoid personal problems or life circumstances OR using a substance to get through a challenging situation (e.g.: taking caffeine-laced pills to stay awake to study for exams).
4. Intensified Use: increasing over a long period of time. This describes the regular user who experiences on-going physical symptoms because of their drug use (sore throat, cough, runny nose, nosebleeds, weight loss, irritability, etc.).
5. Compulsive Use: True addicts who can't voluntarily give up their substance abuse. They can no longer choose not to use, and suffer significant life and heath disruption because of their addiction.
If you or a loved one have a substance abuse problem, or if you think you're becoming and addict, contact us at 1-877-562-2565. We can help.
Are you addicted to alcohol or drugs? Take the following self-scoring C.A.G.E. assessment by answering these four questions:
Have you ever felt you should Cut down on your drinking / drug use?
Have you ever been Annoyed when people have commented on your drinking / drug use?
Have you ever felt Guilty about your drinking / drug use?
Have you ever used drinking or drugs as an Eye-opener first thing in the morning to steady your nerves, get rid of a hangover, or avoid withdrawal symptoms?
Score your responses. If you:
Answered yes to 1 of the 4 questions, there's an 80% chance you're addicted.
Answered yes to 2 of the 4 questions, there's an 89% chance you're addicted.
Answered yes to 3 of the 4 questions, there's an 99% chance you're addicted.
Answered yes to all 4 questions, there's a 100% chance you're addicted.
Take the Quiz âEUR" Are You a User or an Addict?
The following 10 questions represent an indication that alcohol, drug, or prescription medication use could be turning into an addiction:
1. Do you get drunk or high regularly?
2. Do you think about or plan your substance use in advance?
3. Do you get drunk or high alone?
4. Is your use making you sick or causing on-going physical symptoms?
5. Do you lie about how much you use or how often you are using?
6. Have you stopped doing things you used to enjoy so that you can get drunk or high?
7. Have your eating habits, sleep patterns, or mental abilities changed?
8. When youâEUR(TM)re not high, do you feel depressed, hopeless, run-down, or unmotivated?
9. Do you have blackouts or memory gaps?
10. Do you have to use more of the same substance to recapture your earlier highs?
1. Experimental Use: trying substance once or twice.
2. Recreational Use: using a substance socially, only with friends or at a party.
3. Circumstantial Use: using a substance to escape or avoid personal problems or life circumstances OR using a substance to get through a challenging situation (e.g.: taking caffeine-laced pills to stay awake to study for exams).
4. Intensified Use: increasing over a long period of time. This describes the regular user who experiences on-going physical symptoms because of their drug use (sore throat, cough, runny nose, nosebleeds, weight loss, irritability, etc.).
5. Compulsive Use: True addicts who can't voluntarily give up their substance abuse. They can no longer choose not to use, and suffer significant life and heath disruption because of their addiction.
If you or a loved one have a substance abuse problem, or if you think you're becoming and addict, contact us at 1-877-562-2565. We can help.
Are you addicted to alcohol or drugs? Take the following self-scoring C.A.G.E. assessment by answering these four questions:
Have you ever felt you should Cut down on your drinking / drug use?
Have you ever been Annoyed when people have commented on your drinking / drug use?
Have you ever felt Guilty about your drinking / drug use?
Have you ever used drinking or drugs as an Eye-opener first thing in the morning to steady your nerves, get rid of a hangover, or avoid withdrawal symptoms?
Score your responses. If you:
Answered yes to 1 of the 4 questions, there's an 80% chance you're addicted.
Answered yes to 2 of the 4 questions, there's an 89% chance you're addicted.
Answered yes to 3 of the 4 questions, there's an 99% chance you're addicted.
Answered yes to all 4 questions, there's a 100% chance you're addicted.
Take the Quiz âEUR" Are You a User or an Addict?
The following 10 questions represent an indication that alcohol, drug, or prescription medication use could be turning into an addiction:
1. Do you get drunk or high regularly?
2. Do you think about or plan your substance use in advance?
3. Do you get drunk or high alone?
4. Is your use making you sick or causing on-going physical symptoms?
5. Do you lie about how much you use or how often you are using?
6. Have you stopped doing things you used to enjoy so that you can get drunk or high?
7. Have your eating habits, sleep patterns, or mental abilities changed?
8. When youâEUR(TM)re not high, do you feel depressed, hopeless, run-down, or unmotivated?
9. Do you have blackouts or memory gaps?
10. Do you have to use more of the same substance to recapture your earlier highs?