You Can Stop Drinking Now

This is a self-assessment tool that will help you to decide whether or not you have an addiction to alcohol.  If you answer yes to four or more of these questions you are probably an alcoholic:

1. Has alcohol use ever caused you problems with work, school, or taking care of your children?
2. Has your drinking ever created a problem in your relationships (fighting with spouse, children, or other problems with those you love)?
3. Have you ever had legal problems because of your drinking (DUI, Public Drunkenness, etc)?
4. Has using caused you to make new friends and lose old friendships, and created an unsettling feeling of loneliness or isolation?
5. Do you seek inferior company while drinking?
6. Have you ever tried to stop drinking? 
7. Have you ever been hospitalized for drinking? 
8. Are you suffering from memory loss as a result of drinking? 
9. Do you think a lot about how or when you will next drink? 
10. Do you have cravings for alcohol in the morning? 
11. Is there any recurring time during the day when you find yourself thinking of drinking? 
12. Do you feel you lack motivation that you once had because of drinking?
13. Do you suffer from insomnia? 
14. Do you ever experience blackouts? 
15. Do you drink alone? 
16. Do you ever feel guilty after drinking? 
17. Have you acquired a reputation as a drinker? 
18. Do you try to overcome shyness or become more confident by drinking?
19. Do you sometimes stay intoxicated for days at a time? 
20. When sober, do you regret the things you have said or done while under the influence of alcohol ?