Addiction Self-Test (C.A.)
Cocaine Anonymous Self-Test
Addiction Self-Test
(from www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk)
It is the collective experience of the members of Cocaine Anonymous that addiction is a problem not limited to cocaine or any other mind-altering substance. With this in mind, we suggest you answer the following questions:
- Have you ever used more cocaine, alcohol or other drugs than you planned?
- Has the use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs ever interfered with your job?
- Is your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs causing problems within your relationships?
- Do you ever feel depressed, guilty, or remorseful after using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?
- Do you use whatever cocaine, alcohol or other drugs you have, almost continually, until the supply is exhausted
- Have you ever experienced physical problems due to your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?
- Do you ever regret using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs for the first time?
- Do you ever obsess about getting cocaine, alcohol or other drugs when you do not have any?
- Are you experiencing financial difficulties due to your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?
- Do you experience an anticipation high when you are about to use cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?
- Do you have difficulty sleeping without alcohol or other drugs?
- Are you absorbed with the thought of using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs even while interacting with a friend or loved one?
- Have you begun to use cocaine, alcohol or other drugs while you’re alone?
- While using or drinking, do you ever have feelings that people are talking about you or watching you?
- Do you have to use more cocaine, alcohol or other drugs to get the same effects you once experienced?
- Have you tried to cut down on your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs only to find that you could not?
- Have you tried to stop using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs only to find that you could not stay stopped?
- Have any of your friends or family suggested that you may have a problem with cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?
- Have you ever lied to or misled people about how much cocaine, alcohol or other drugs you use?
- Have you ever lied to or misled people about how often you get high or drunk?
- Do you use cocaine, alcohol or other drugs in your car, at work, in the bathroom, or in other public places?
- Are you afraid that if you stop using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs, your work will suffer or you will not be able to function?
- Do you spend time around people or go places you would normally stay away from if not for the availability of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?
- Have you ever stolen money, cocaine, alcohol, or other drugs from friends or family?
- Has using and/or drinking cost you more than money?
Addiction Self Test – If you have answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may have a problem. There is an answer: Come to meetings of Cocaine Anonymous. While the name “Cocaine Anonymous” may sound drug-specific, we wish to assure you that our program is not. Many of our members did a lot of cocaine; others used only a little, and some never even tried coke. Whether we focused on a specific mind-altering substance or used whatever we could get our hands on, we had one thing in common: eventually we all reached a point where we could not stop. Over time, virtually every single one of us has realised that our real problem is not cocaine or any specific drug; it is the disease of addiction.
According to C.A.’s Third Tradition, the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. It doesn’t matter to us if you drank or what type of drugs you used; if you have a desire to stop, you are welcome in Cocaine Anonymous!
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