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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help.

• Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Drug Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Could You Be Depressed?
  
• Is Your Child Using Drugs or Alcohol?
  
• Is Your Child Huffing Inhalants?
  

Questions for Families:

• Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking?
  
• Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict?
  
• Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker?
  
• Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Adult Child Screening Quiz
  

Recovering alcoholics and addicts can easily find themselves substituting one addiction for another, becoming compulsively involved in other activities. Although those activities may be otherwise healthy and productive, such as work or exercise, they can hamper recovery if they become a transfer of addictions. Read more...

Related Information:

• What Is Substance Abuse?
  
• Are You Addicted?
  
• How to Quit Alcohol and Drugs

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If exercise can help people in residential treatment facilities and subjects in scientific studies, it can benefit anyone trying to quit drinking and drugging or striving to maintain abstinence. You don't have to become a world-class athlete to enjoy the benefits of exercise as part of your recovery. Read more...

Related Information:

• Relapse Triggers
  
• Stress Should Be Avoided in Early Sobriety
  
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Addiction

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