Self-assessment
Alcohol use self-assessment
Reflect on patterns and concerns you may want to discuss with a professional.
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- Explore practical tools alongside the articles and assessments in this topic.
- Choose a calculator, planner or tracker for the question you have now.
- Use your observations to prepare a conversation about support.
How it connects
Presentation before label
Symptoms are understood in context, including overlap and co-occurring needs.
- 01History
- 02Current safety
- 03Patterns
- 04Needs
Understand your starting point
A few practical ways to begin.
These resources can help you gather observations about alcohol and prepare a conversation about support.
Calculator
Understand what you drink.
Convert drink size and strength into alcohol units or clearly labelled standard drinks.
Use the alcohol units calculatorCalculator
See what your spending adds up to.
Review weekly, monthly and annual alcohol spending, using the figures you enter.
Calculate alcohol spendingPlanner
Prepare a conversation.
Put your concerns, boundaries and offer of support into a thoughtful family conversation outline.
Open the family conversation plannerClinical resource
Alcoholic Neuropathy
Alcoholic neuropathy is a condition that affects the nerves, typically in the peripheral nervous system, due to excessive and prolonged alcohol consumption
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Alcohol Psychosis
The amount of alcohol that can cause psychosis varies from person to person, depending on several factors such as age, gender, genetics
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Wernicke–Korsakoff Treatment: Urgent Care and Recovery
When Wernicke encephalopathy needs urgent care, how treatment differs from rehabilitation, and practical support for patients and families.
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Statistics Of Alcohol Abuse
Death and disability are caused by alcohol drinking quite early in life. Alcohol is responsible for roughly 13.5 percent of all deaths among adults…
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Alcohol Poisoning
Alcohol poisoning can be fatal. If someone cannot be woken, has a seizure, is breathing slowly or irregularly, or may have alcohol poisoning, call…
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Alcohol Allergy
What is alcohol allergy and is there even such a thing? It’s rarely heard that one is allergic to alcohol: a drink so widely…
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What is Alcoholic Dementia
Alcohol or Drinking-related 'dementia' is a form of brain damage caused by alcohol. If an individual has 'dementia' caused by alcohol, they will have…
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How To Help An Alcoholic
You are the only person who can alter the current trajectory of your contacts with someone who has an alcohol use disorder (AUD).
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How long to detox from Alcohol
Detoxing from alcohol or drugs entails removing the chemicals from the body and treating any symptoms of withdrawal that may arise.
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Alcohol Abuse Vs. Alcoholism
While both alcoholism and alcohol abuse can have negative consequences in a person's life, knowing the differences can help you determine the degree of your addiction…
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What Are The Steps To Recovery From Alcohol
Recovery from alcohol addiction is a long journey. There are a number of steps to take, and each one is crucial. Yet, it is…
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Ben Affleck Rehab
Ben Affleck rehab timeline and alcohol addiction treatment history, with context on sobriety and family support.
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