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Afflicted

1. Is your quality of life suffering because of drug or alcohol use?

2. Do you fell like you need to drink or use to fell comfortable with yourself or environment?

3. Have you avoided important responsibilities because of drink or drug use?

4. Have you tried to quit and found yourself drinking or using again anyway?

5. Can you see progression over the years with your drinking or drugging.

6. Have you suffered from depression or anxiety?

7. Do you think you need the escape of drinking or using to cope with life?

8. Do you find that you lack the ability to control the amount you use?

9. Does it seem your world is getting smaller as your drinking or using increases?

10. Have you found yourself irritable or acting out emotionally with family or friends?

11. Has your health suffered because of drinking or using?

12. Are you willing to find help to overcome this problem?

Affected

1. Have you found your quality of life has suffered because of a loved ones drinking or drugging?

2. Have you found that you cover for or enable the sufferer?

3. Do you want to keep the behavior of the sufferer secret?

4. Have you found your behavior and feelings about yourself affected by your loved one?

5. Have you found your life outside the house has changed because of the problems with your loved one?

6. Do you think that everything would become normal if they would just stop drinking or using?

7. Do you try to control things around the sufferer to prevent unmanageable situations from arising?

8. Do you think your loved one's behavior could somehow be your fault?

9. Have you sought help or counsel outside the home to find a solution to this problem?

10. Over time, have you seen the problem getting worse?

11. Have they promised to stop and changed their mind?

12. Are you willing to find some help for yourself if that would make things better?

Chris Schroeder has been a host of various TV and Radio Shows. He has been active lecturing at recovery centers, correctional facilities and graduate schools over the past 17 years promoting the abstinence/12 step processes. Chris is an internationally known speaker who has a great passion for helping those afflicted with alcoholism and drug addiction. Chris has worked in management of educational facilities since 1991. Chris is a co-founder of the organization "A National Association of Recovered Alcoholics and Addicts". He lives with his wife Mary Beth in New Vernon NJ.

Jennifer McCrystal-Newell has been involved with recovery for over 8 years. Her experience has spanned the following areas: broadcasting, radio, writing/journalism, marketing/sales and executive recruiting for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
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