SELF TEST FOR COCAINE ADDICTION
- 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?
- Have you ever experienced sinus problems or nosebleeds due to cocaine
use?
- 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?
- Have you begun to use cocaine alone?
- Do you have to use larger amounts of cocaine to get the same high
you once experienced?
- Have you tried to quit or cut down on your cocaine use and found you
could not?
- Have any of your friends or family suggested that you may have a
problem?
- Do you use cocaine in your car, at work, in the bathroom, or in other public
places?
- Have you ever lied or stolen money from friends or family in order to use cocaine?
- Do you spend time with people or in places you otherwise would not
but for the availability of cocaine?
A ‘Yes’ answer to any of these indicates a problem with cocaine use.
If you notice the preceding symptoms in yourself or in a loved one, call your
Employee Assistance Program to speak with a professional counselor.
Help is available. It’s free. It’s confidential. It’s for you.
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