• Have you sometimes failed to keep promises you made to yourself about controlling or cutting down on your drinking?
  
  
• Have you ever had a DWI (driving while intoxicated) or DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) violation, or any other legal problem related to your drinking?
  
  
• Do you try to avoid family or close friends while you are drinking?
  
  
• Are you having more financial, work, school and/or family problems as a result of your drinking?
  
  
• Has your physician ever advised you to cut down on your drinking?
  
  
• Do you eat very little or irregularly during the periods when you are drinking?
  
  
• Do you sometimes have the "shakes" in the morning and find that it helps to have a "little" drink, tranquilizer or medication of some kind?
  
  
• Have you recently noticed that you can't drink as much as you used to?
  
  
• Do you sometimes stay drunk for several days at a time?
  
  
• After periods of drinking do you sometimes see or hear things that aren't there?
  
  
• Have you ever gone to anyone for help about your drinking?
  
  
• Do you ever feel depressed or anxious before, during or after periods of heavy drinking?
  
  
• Have any of your blood relatives ever had a problem with alcohol?
  

Any "yes" answer indicates you may be at greater risk for alcoholism. More than one "yes" answer may indicate the presence of an alcohol-related problem or alcoholism, and the need for consultation with an alcoholism professional.