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The Beginning Step from Addict to a Recovering Addict: Take the Test

By Tia Parsley


"Am I an addict?"

Have you ever asked yourself this simple question? It could be surprising to know that many addicts battle with identifying addiction in their own life. Addiction has many definitions, but a method to try it is to simply test yourself, "Does this substance/behavior have more control over me than I have over it?" A easy question, and provides an addiction test possessing comprehensible methods for gauging an answer.

Here are some addiction test questions which are easy to relate to and may assist you in judging if a substance/behavior might be an addiction:

- Do you ever use alone?
- Have you taken one drug to conquer the effects of another drug?
- Do you avoid people or places that you used to enjoy because they disapprove of your using?
- Have you been unsuccessful at cutting back or stopping the behavior or drug use?
- Do you often use more than you planned?
- Have you gotten into any kind of trouble due to using?
- Have you lied about the use of a drug or how much you have used?
- Have you lost any relationships with loved ones due to your substance use or behavior?
- Have you used drugs to cause you to feel better about a situation?
- Do you continue to use a drug notwithstanding negative results?
- Have you got family/friends who have said you need to cut back or just plain stop?
- Do you have to use increasing amounts of the drug to get the drug's effect as before?
- Have you forgotten things you did or said while using?
- Has your job or school performance deteriorated since you started the drug?

Answering yes to any one of these is a cause for concern. Three or more affirmative responses indicate you have a substance use problem and you might be an addict.

Declaring a drug is an issue for you takes fortitude. But admitting the problem is the critical event that permits a hopeless addict to become a hopeful, recovering addict. It is the beginning of getting better and retaking control over your life.




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