1. Do you lose time from work due to your drinking?
2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy?
3. Do you drink because you are shy with other people?
4. Is drinking affecting your reputation?
5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?
6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of your drinking?
7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?
8. Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?
9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking?
10. Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?
11. Do you want a drink next morning?
12.  Does drinking cause you difficulty in sleeping?
13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?
14. Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?
15. Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles?
16. Do you drink alone?
17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of your drinking?
18. Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?
19. Do you drink to build up confidence?
20. Have you ever been in a hospital or institution on account of drinking?

Twenty questions that can help you  decide if someone else's drinking is causing you problems:

1. Do you worry about how much they drink?
2. Do you complain about how often they drink?
3. Do you criticize them for the amount they spend on drinking?
4. Have you ever been hurt or embarrassed by their behavior when they drink?
5. Are holidays in your home unpleasant because of their drinking?
6. Do they ever lie about their drinking?
7. Do they deny that drinking affects their behavior?
8. Do they say or do things and later deny having said or done them?
9. Do you sometimes feel that drinking is more important to them than you are?
10. Do they get angry if you criticize their drinking or their drinking companions?
11. Is drinking involved in almost all your social activities?
12. Does your family spend almost as much on drinking as it does on food?
13. Are you having financial difficulties because of drinking?
14. Does their drinking keep them away from home a great deal?
15. Have you ever threatened to leave them because of their drinking?
16. Have you ever lied for them because of their drinking?
17. Do you find yourself urging them to eat instead of drink at parties?
18. Have they ever stopped drinking completely for a period of time and then started
      again?
19. Have you ever thought about calling the police because of their drinking behavior?
20. Do you think that drinking created problems for them?
 

If you answered yes to three or more, you may want to consult a counselor for an evaluation.

Abuse of prescription drugs like oxycontin, other painkillers, xanex, tranquilizers, and stimulants has been increasing for over
a decade.

National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002