20 QUESTIONS
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The list of questions below has helped a lot of people find where they stood with booze. But remember, you are the only one who can say if you have a problem or not. Even if you’ve been told you do, the important thing is that you decide for yourself. All we ask is that you try to be honest. |
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1. | Did you lose time from work due to drinking? | ||||
2. | Did drinking make your home life unhappy? | ||||
3. | Did you drink because you were shy with people? | ||||
4. | Has drinking affected your reputation? | ||||
5. | Have you gotten into trouble with money because of your drinking? | ||||
6. | Did you associate with people you didn’t respect and hang out in places you didn’t want to be in when drinking? | ||||
7. | Did your drinking make you careless of your family’s welfare? | ||||
8. | Has your drinking decreased you ambition? | ||||
9. | Did you want a drink “the morning after? | ||||
10. | Did you have a hard time sleeping because of your drinking? | ||||
11. | Has your ability to work decreased since drinking? | ||||
12. | Did drinking get you into trouble on the job or in business? | ||||
13. | Did you drink to escape from problems or worries? | ||||
14. | Did you drink alone? | ||||
15. | Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking? | ||||
16. | Has a doctor ever treated5 you for drinking? | ||||
17. | Did you drink to build up self-confidence? | ||||
18. | Have you ever been arrested, locked up or hospitalized on account of your drinking? | ||||
19. | Have you ever felt guilty after drinking? | ||||
20. | Did you have to have a drink at a certain time each day? | ||||
Reprinted from pamphlet “Memo to an Inmate” (P9) Pages 13 & 14 |
Published by the Orange County California Intergroup Central Office of Alcoholics Anonymous |