This self-guided assessment is created to help you evaluate the level of your Methadone use, but this quiz is not intended to replace a proper, clinical diagnosis of Methadone addiction. You can use the results of this assessment as a guide to help you determine if your Methadone use is problematic, recognize the signs and symptoms of Methadone use disorder and seek treatment for Methadone addiction if necessary. Review your results with your physician or call The Recovery Village to speak with a representative about your Methadone use disorder and the options for treatment programs.
Am I Addicted to Methadone?
This quiz is a self-guided assessment that has been created from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders which is the standard criteria for diagnosing mental health and substance use disorders. This assessment contains “yes” or “no” questions relative to your Methadone use during the last 12 months. If you’re looking for answers about an alcohol use disorder, this quiz does not contain questions about alcohol abuse, you can take this quiz for alcoholism instead. If you're concerned about the prescription drug use of a loved one, take the quiz Is My Loved One Addicted To Prescription Drugs?
Based on your methadone use, please answer “yes” or “no” to each question below. In the past 12 months, have you:
Taken methadone in higher doses or for longer than you intended?
Used methadone for recreational purposes?
Tried relentlessly to obtain more methadone when your prescription ran dry?
Spent several hours recovering from the effects of methadone?
Felt strong cravings for methadone?
Needed higher doses of methadone in order to feel the same effects?
Used methadone despite the personal or professional problems it has caused?
Experienced muscle aches, stomach pain or anxiety after trying to reduce or stop using methadone?
Stopped interacting with friends or family because of methadone use?
Experienced dizziness, constricted pupils or trouble breathing after using methadone?
Engaged in reckless behavior after using methadone?
Had a loved one express concern about your methadone use?
