The document provides information about alcohol use disorder and signs that a person may have an alcohol problem. It lists several questions to assess if a person has experienced issues with controlling their alcohol use that have negatively impacted their life in the past year, such as drinking more than intended, wanting to cut down but being unable to, continuing to drink despite it causing problems. Experiencing multiple signs suggests a more urgent need to address alcohol use.
The document provides information about alcohol use disorder and signs that a person may have an alcohol problem. It lists several questions to assess if a person has experienced issues with controlling their alcohol use that have negatively impacted their life in the past year, such as drinking more than intended, wanting to cut down but being unable to, continuing to drink despite it causing problems. Experiencing multiple signs suggests a more urgent need to address alcohol use.
The document provides information about alcohol use disorder and signs that a person may have an alcohol problem. It lists several questions to assess if a person has experienced issues with controlling their alcohol use that have negatively impacted their life in the past year, such as drinking more than intended, wanting to cut down but being unable to, continuing to drink despite it causing problems. Experiencing multiple signs suggests a more urgent need to address alcohol use.
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AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS +639 178998727 (USAP) 1–888–425–2666 FOR MEETINGS EMAIL: TripleA@gmail.com ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS “A campaign to 310–534–1815 raise awareness about Alcoholism” SIGNS OF AN ALCOHOL Understanding PROBLEM More than once gotten into situations while or after drinking that increased your chances of getting Alcohol Use hurt (such as driving, swimming, IN THE PAST YEAR, HAVE YOU: using machinery, walking in a Disorder Had times when you ended up dangerous area, or having unsafe sex)? drinking more, or longer than Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a you intended? Continued to drink even though it medical condition characterized by More than once wanted to cut was making you feel depressed or an impaired ability to stop or control down or stop drinking, or tried anxious or adding to another health to, but couldn’t? problem? Or after having had a alcohol use despite adverse social, memory blackout? occupational, or health consequences. Spent a lot of time drinking? Or It encompasses the conditions that being sick or getting over the Had to drink much more than you aftereffects? once did to get the effect you want? some people refer to as alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol Experienced craving—a strong Or found that your usual number of need, or urge, to drink? drinks had much less effect than addiction, and the colloquial term, before? alcoholism. Found that drinking—or being sick from drinking—often Found that when the effects of interfered with taking care of alcohol were wearing off, you had your home or family? Or withdrawal symptoms, such as caused job troubles? Or school trouble sleeping, shakiness, problems? irritability, anxiety, depression, Continued to drink even though restlessness, nausea, or sweating? it was causing trouble with your Or sensed things that were not family or friends? there? Given up or cut back on If you have any of these symptoms, activities that were important or interesting to you, or gave you your drinking may already be a pleasure, in order to drink? cause for concern. The more symptoms you have, the more urgent the need for change.