Is My Loved One Addicted to Alcohol? If a friend, family member or partner becomes dependent on alcohol, you may notice a variety of physical and behavioral changes in the person you love. Many of these changes may be indicative of an alcohol use disorder, and this quiz is designed to help you match the symptoms you’ve seen with the signs of alcoholism so you can guide your loved one toward treatment, if necessary. However, this quiz cannot substitute for a clinical diagnosis of an alcohol use disorder. This Quiz Addresses: Common physical and behavioral signs of alcohol addiction.This Quiz Does Not Address: The abuse of any prescription drugs or any illicit drug use. In the past 12 months, has your loved one: Often engaged in dangerous alcohol use such as binge drinking (four or more drinks in two hours for women, five or more drinks in two hours for men)?YesNo Tried, and failed, to stop drinking alcohol?YesNo Frequently drank alone or in secret?YesNo Displayed uncharacteristic mood swings, including increased aggression or irritability?YesNo Experienced alcohol withdrawal symptoms when not drinking (e.g. excessive sweating, confusion, headaches, etc.)YesNo Put other people in harm’s way while under the influence (e.g. driving drunk, domestic violence, unsafe sex, etc.)?YesNo Lost or gained a significant amount of weight?YesNo Lost interest in activities they normally enjoy?YesNo Appeared increasingly withdrawn from you or other family members or friends?YesNo Failed to meet expectations at school or work, or been fired from a job? YesNo Continued to drink alcohol despite negative health effects (e.g., mental illness, physical sickness, injury, recurring blackouts, etc.)YesNo Experienced legal issues (DUI charges, arrest, incarceration, etc.)?YesNoYour assessment results are confidential and will be emailed to you. Please enter a VALID email address below to receive your results. Double-check the spelling of your email address as you will not receive the results if your email address is invalid. Email Address Time is Up!Share on Social Media:FacebookTwitterLinkedIn November 30, 2018 November 30th 2018 | By: The Recovery Village | Posted In: