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Self-Test
If you sometimes wonder whether
your use of cocaine has gone too far, take this Self Test for
Cocaine Addiction.
Answer YES or NO to each of the
following questions.
Have you ever used more cocaine
than you planned?
Has the use of cocaine interfered
with your job?
Is your cocaine use causing
conflict with your spouse or family?
Do you feel depressed, guilty, or
remorseful after you use cocaine?
Do you use whatever cocaine you
have, almost continually, until the supply is exhausted?
Have you ever experienced sinus
problems or nosebleeds due to cocaine use?
Do you ever wish you had never
taken that first line, hit, or injection of cocaine?
Have you experienced chest pains
or rapid or irregular heartbeats when using cocaine?
Do you have an obsession to get
cocaine when you do not have it?
Are you experiencing financial
difficulties due to your cocaine use?
Do you experience an anticipation
high just knowing you are about to use cocaine?
After using cocaine, do you have
difficulty sleeping without taking a drink or other drug?
Are you absorbed with the thought
of getting loaded even while interacting with a friend or loved one?
Have you begun to use drugs or
drink alone?
Do you ever have feelings that
people are talking about you or watching you?
Do you have to use larger amounts
of drugs or alcohol to get the same high you once experienced?
Have you tried to quit or cut
down on your cocaine use only to find that you could not?
Have any of your friends or
family suggested that you may have a problem?
Have you ever lied to, or misled,
those around you about how much or how often you use?
Do you use drugs in your car, at
work, in the bathroom, in airplanes, or in other public places?
Are you afraid that if you stop
using cocaine or alcohol, your work will suffer or you will lose
your energy?
Do you spend time with people or
in places you otherwise would not be around but for the availability
of drugs?
Have you ever stolen drugs or
money from friends or family?
If you answered YES to any of the questions, you may have a cocaine
problem. There is an answer: Come to
meetings of Cocaine Anonymous. Read the
literature you will find at every meeting. Join us. We want to
help
Approved Literature Cocaine Anonymous World Services Inc. ©
2000
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