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Is A.A. For You?

Could You be an Alcoholic?

Only you know the answer to this. There is no medical test for alcoholism.
Ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honestly as you can.

Is drinking making your home life unhappy?

Y N

Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?

Y N

Do you drink because you are shy with other people?

Y N

Is drinking affecting your reputation?

Y N

Do you drink to escape from worries or trouble?

Y N

Do you drink alone?

Y N

Have you lost time from work due to drinking?

Y N

Has your ambition decreased since drinking?

Y N

Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?

Y N

10.

Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?

Y N

11.

Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?

Y N

12.

Are you in financial difficulties as a result of your drinking?

Y N

13.

Do you turn to or seek an inferior environment when drinking?

Y N

14.

Do you crave a drink at a definite time each day?

Y N

15.

Does drinking cause you to have difficulty sleeping?

Y N

16.

Do you want a drink the next morning?

Y N

17.

Do you drink to build self-confidence?

Y N

18.

Have you has a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?

Y N

19.

Has your doctor ever treated you for drinking?

Y N

20.

Have you ever been in hospital or prison because of drinking?

Y N

If you have answered YES to any one of these questions, there is a definite warning that you may be alcoholic.

If you have answered yes to two or more, the chances are that you are an alcoholic.

Why do we say this? - Because the experience of hundreds of thousands of recovering alcoholics has taught us some basic truths about our symptoms - and about ourselves.