Sometimes they meet with co-workers at a local bar near work, or they have a cocktail at home. Maybe a glass of wine or a beer before dinner . Does this make them alcoholics?
Sometimes people smoke a joint after work or before bed.
Does this make them a "pothead"?
For those who are concerned that they may have a problem with alcohol (or any other drug), here are a few questions that you might want to ask yourself:
* Am I harming myself, physically or psychologically, by using as much as I do?
* Am I hurting my family because of my using?
* Is using getting in the way of my relationships ?
* Is it affecting my work?
* Could I be putting others at risk through my substance use?
* Could I cope with the stress of life without using?
Could I cut down or stop if I wanted to?
Have you experienced anything like this....
(a) A need for more of the substance to achieve the desired effect.
(b) Unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use.
(c) The substance use is continued despite encountering problems that are likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance (arguments with loved ones, missing work, missing important events, not feeling well, not having enough money for basic needs, etc).
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