6.During the past 12 months, has your drinking led to (check all that apply):
Not doing what was expected of you (at home, work, or school)
You or someone else being injured (such as from drinking and driving, operating machinery, boating, or swimming)
Run-ins with the law
Trouble or conflict with your family, friends, or coworkers
None of the above

7.Check any of the following that are true about your drinking over the last 12 months:
I have not been able to cut down or stop
I have needed to drink a lot more to get the same effect
I have had tremors, sweating, nausea, or insomnia when trying to quit or cut down
I keep drinking despite emotional or physical problems
I spend a lot of time drinking, thinking about drinking, or recovering from drinking
I spend less time on other activities that had been important or pleasurable
I have not been able to stop drinking once I started
None of the above

8.Are you willing to consider making changes in your drinking?
Yes
No or not sure


Review Date: 02/15/21
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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