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July 29, 2010

Alcohol Test: Do You Have a Drinking Problem?

True
 False
 1. I drink alcohol for other than religious reasons.
True
 False
 2. I have drunk 5 or more drinks in a row at least once in the last two weeks.
True
 False
 3. I have drunk to intoxication at least once in the last two weeks.
True
 False
 4. I have drunk alone in the last 3 months.
True
 False
 5. I have drunk alcohol daily (at least 5 days of each week) for the last month.
True
 False
 6. I have said or done something under the influence of alcohol I regret during the last 3 months.
True
 False
 7. I have drunk during the last 3 months so that I could do something that I felt I could not do as easily without alcohol (i.e. talk, relax, be more sexual).
True
 False
 8. I've experienced a blackout (memory loss) while drinking in the last 3 months.
True
 False
 9. I have driven under the influence of alcohol in the last 3 months.
True
 False
 10. I have missed school or work due to the effects of alcohol at least once in the last 3 months.
True
 False
 11. I have experienced withdrawal (shakes, sweats, flushed faced) after stopping drinking in the last 3 months.
True
 False
 12. My drinking has harmed my personal relationships in the last 3 months.
True
 False
 13. During the last 3 months, I have often drunk in larger amounts or over a longer period of time than intended.

Add your scores on questions 2-13.  This is your severity score.  The range is 0-12.   84% score 5 or below.  If an answer to any question or your total score concerns you, please consider changing your drinking behaviors or talking to a counselor.

"If Alcohol is causing you problems, you have a problem with alcohol."

"If you drink a lot of beer, you drink a lot."