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Do I Have A Problem With Drug Addiction?*

Why not read through the statements below to see if any of them relate to you?

  • Have you made attempts to cut down or control your drug use with little or no success?
  • Have you substituted one kind of drug for another, hoping that this would solve your problem?
  • In the past the past three months, have you used drugs to wake up or fall asleep?
  • Have you ever taken a drug without knowing what it was or what it might do to you?
  • Do you spend a lot of time thinking about using or planning your next fix?
  • Have you ever taken one drug to deal with the effects of another?
  • Have you missed or avoided work or school because of drug use?
  • Is your drug use a cause of domestic difficulties?
  • Have you ever overdosed on drugs?
  • Have you had legal or financial problems as a result of drug use?
  • Do you continue to use drugs in spite of increasingly serious negative consequences?
  • Does the thought of living without drugs frighten you?
*Note that these symptoms are merely guidelines and do not constitute a diagnosis of a particular condition.