In the following self-assessment only takes a minute or two and could help you better gauge whether or not you might have a problem with drugs. As you read each of the following, click the button beside each question you answer YES to. At the end of this assessment click on the tally button to review your results. Remember to be honest with yourself when answering each question ... Have you ever decided to stop your drug use and been unable to do so for any length of time? Are other people bothered by your intake of drugs? Do they make comments or make it apparent they are uncomfortable around you when you are intoxicated? Have you ever made an attempt to stop using by switching from heroin to pills or from hard drugs to pot and found that either you were unsuccessful or that you just added a new "experience" to your using? In the past year have you ever used drugs upon waking up to feel better from the night before? Do you wish you could be like other people who use and do not get in trouble? Do you envy them? In the past year have you been in trouble at school, work or with the law as a result of drug use? In the past year has your drug use caused problems at home with your family, children, parents or spouse? Do you ever hide your drug use at parties or get high or "buzzed" before attending social events so that people can't gauge how much you are using? Do you tell yourself that you can quit anytime but still get high without meaning to? Have you missed school, work or important family commitments because you were high or hung-over? Do you ever have "blackouts" or periods you can't remember while using drugs? Have you ever felt that if you could only quit using that your life would be much better?
