Is my drinking becoming a problem?

Question 1

Do you find it difficult to get the thought of drinking out of your mind?

Question 2

Do you think about your next drink during the day?

Question 3

Do you drink the same drink most times you have a drink?

Question 4

Do you find it takes more alcohol to feel the effects than it used to?

Question 5

Do you find that sometimes you stop drinking for a while and then go back to heavy drinking quickly when you start again?

Question 6

Do you always drink with the same people in the same places?

Question 7

Is getting a drink more important than your next meal?

Question 8

Do you plan your day around when and where you can drink?

Question 9

Do you sometimes drink more than you planned to (have 'slip-ups')?

Question 10

Do you lose count, or can't remember, how much you drank on a particular occasion?

Question 11

Do you drink to keep pace with other people?

Question 12

Given that many problems might be caused by alcohol do you still drink too much?

Question 13

The morning after a heavy drinking session do you need your first drink to get yourself going?

Question 14

After heavy drinking do you find that you have forgotten what happened the night before?

Question 15

Do you have physical withdrawal symptoms from alcohol?

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Question 16

Do you drink to help you manage stress or worries?