| What is an alcoholic? Where is that line between | | | | remember? |
| frequent drinking and alcoholism, between alcohol | | | | 9. When they drink, do they do things that are |
| dependence and alcohol abuse addiction? While some | | | | greatly out of character? Does their personality |
| say that only the person drinking can decide whether | | | | change? |
| he/she has an alcoholic addiction, there are clear signs | | | | 10. Does drinking, or the opportunity of drinking, |
| to indicate when someone has a drinking problem | | | | becomes a priority over friends, family, work or |
| that goes beyond heavy drinking. | | | | already prearranged activities? |
| They may be an alcoholic if they repeatedly drink | | | | If your answer is YES to four or more of these signs |
| more than they intended or wanted to, if they tend | | | | of alcoholism, then that person you know may be in |
| to get into trouble due to alcohol, or if they have | | | | deep trouble with his/her drinking and may have an |
| memory lapses due to drinking. If they want to | | | | alcohol abuse addiction. |
| control their drinking but can't, then alcoholism is a | | | | There is no clear agreement on what causes alcohol |
| strong possibility. | | | | abuse addiction, but there are effective solutions to |
| Here is a quick test to see if that someone you | | | | beat this problem. |
| know may have crossed the line and now has an | | | | Do you need help to deal with the consequences |
| alcohol abuse addiction. | | | | caused by someone else's alcoholic addiction? Is the |
| 1. Have they decided to stop drinking for a week or | | | | drinking of your partner, parent, child or friend |
| so, but only lasted for a few days? | | | | worrying you? |
| 2. Do they become highly sensitive, dismissive or | | | | If someone's drinking is causing you problems, or you |
| aggressive to any discussions about how much they | | | | have issues with an individual who drinks, then you |
| are drinking and what it is doing to them? | | | | will need to find out:o how to correctly deal with an |
| 3. Do they sometimes genuinely seem to want to | | | | alcoholic;o how to correctly recognize the signs of |
| stop drinking but just can't stop? | | | | alcoholism;o the NUMBER ONE thing an alcoholic MUST |
| 4. In the past year, have they had personal or work | | | | DO if he/she is to change his/her destructive |
| problems connected to their drinking? | | | | lifestyle;o the things you can and cannot do to help;o |
| 5. Were there days when they missed work or | | | | the exact action steps you need to take;o the key |
| school due to drinking? Or have they even lost their | | | | conflicts created by alcoholism so you can reveal the |
| job because of it? | | | | answers you need for your own peace of mind. |
| 6. Have they missed any important events because | | | | Learn how to respond when being with someone |
| of their drinking? | | | | with an alcohol abuse addiction. Reduce future stress; |
| 7. Do they need a drink to get started in the | | | | arm yourself with the necessary tools to educate |
| morning? Do they need one to stop shaking? | | | | yourself about alcoholism. Discover how you can live |
| 8. Are you aware of times when they had been | | | | happier life with the ones you love, free from the |
| drinking for hours, or days, which they cannot | | | | stress and suffering of their alcohol abuse addiction. |