Alcoholism
Signs and Symptoms

Dependency on alcohol or other drugs is detrimental to one's health, family, relationships and career. While best assessed by a professional, some of the most common indicators include:

• Drinking/using alone
• Denying drinking/using
• Experiencing memory impairment
• Feeling fatiqued and/or depressed
• Using/Drinking in response to stress
• Impairing personal relationships
• Becoming "edgy" without drinking/using
• Missing work
• Using/Drinking daily
• Needing progressively more alcohol/drugs
• Using/Drinking in the morning

additional implications include:

• Blackouts
• Personality changes
• Impaired professional success
• Deteriorating health

To learn more about treatment of this disease/disorder please see the Chemical Dependency section.