Warning Signs To Determine If You
Have A Drug Or Alcohol Problem:
Do you:
- Feel guilty or remorseful after a period of drinking or using drugs?
- Find that you"ve used more drugs or alcohol than you"d planned?
- Use drugs or alcohol before attending events to get "in the mood"?
- Avoid events where drugs or alcohol won"t be available?
- Sneak additional drinks or drugs at parties, so others won"t know how much you"ve consumed?
- Argue with others about your drinking or drug using behaviors?
- Frequently feel you "deserve" a drink or a drug just to relax?
- Need a drink or drug in the morning to "get you going"?
- Sometimes forget events that happened while you were drinking or using drugs?
- Drink or use drugs alone?
- Drink or use drugs several days in a row, without "sobering up" in between?
- Lie about (or try to minimize) the extent of your alcohol or drug use?
- Look forward to your next opportunity to drink or use drugs?
- Have accidents (damage to self or property, such as an automobile) when
drinking or using drugs?
- Use more alcohol or drugs today than you did a year ago, to achieve the same effect?
Warning Signs To Determine If A Friend Or Loved
One
Has A Drug Or Alcohol Problem:
In addition to your awareness of your friend or loved one exhibiting any of the signs listed above, does he or she:
- Attempt to justify or explain his/her drinking or drug use?
- Choose friends who drink or use drugs regularly?
- Drive or operate machinery under the influence of drugs or alcohol?
- Forget or deny things that happened while he/she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs?
- Behave differently (especially becoming physically or verbally abusive) when under the influence of drugs or alcohol?
- Hide or stockpile drugs or alcohol around the house?
- Have problems that arise from alcohol or drug use (such as accidents, financial crises, interpersonal conflicts, absenteeism)?
- Diminish the extent of his/her substance abuse problem, claiming that drinking beer or wine "isn"t as bad as" hard liquor, or that marijuana or prescription drugs "aren"t as bad as" cocaine or heroin?
- Drink or use drugs to feel better about him/her self?
- Cause embarrassment, fear or anxiety in you or others when drinking or using drugs?
Warning Signs To Determine If An Employee Or Co-Worker
Has A Drug Or Alcohol Problem:
In addition to your awareness of your employee or co-worker exhibiting any of the signs listed above, does he or she:
- Slur his/her speech, or seem incoherent in conversation?
- Avoid maintaining direct eye contact, especially with managers or other superiors?
- Appear lethargic or hyperactive?
- Seem lax about grooming, dress or hygiene?
- Speak either slower or faster than at other times?
- Show up with bruises or injuries that can"t be explained?
- Frequently show up late, forget meetings or appointments, or miss work all together?
- Return from breaks or lunch in demonstrably different mood?
- Have difficulty with tasks or assignments that he/she would otherwise be competent to handle?
- Experience cycles of extremely high and extremely low performance?
- Blame others or make excuses for poor performance?
- Have unusual difficulties getting along with other employees?
- Violate company rules or policies, and then become defiant when called on it?
Any of the signs listed on this page may signal a problem with substance abuse, although there is no way to make clear determinations, based solely on behavior, in individual circumstances. We offer this list simply as a guide for assessing the potential of a problem with drugs or alcohol in yourself, someone close to you, or someone you work with.
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