Are You An Addict?

A yes answer to any of the following twenty questions is a warning you may be an addict. If you answer yes to any two, the chances are you are an addict. Three or more yes answers indicate addiction. (Source: adapted from Johns Hopkins University Hospital)

• Do you lose time from work due to this habit?

• Is your habit making your home-life unhappy?

• Do you partake in your habit because you are shy with other people?

• Is it affecting your reputation?

• Have you ever felt remorse after yielding to it?

• Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of your habit?

• Do you accept lower moral standards and turn to an inferior environment when indulging?

• Does your habit make you careless of your family’s welfare?

• Has your ambition decreased since starting?

• Do you struggle with cravings at a definite time daily?

• Do you want to indulge in it again the next morning?

• Does your substance of choice cause you to have difficulty sleeping?

• Has your efficiency decreased since beginning?

• Is it jeopardizing your job or business?

• Do you partake to escape from worries or troubles?

• Do you indulge in your habit alone?

• Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result?

• Has your physician ever treated you for this?

• Do you use or drink to build up your self-confidence?

• Have you ever been to the hospital or an institution on account of your habit?