| Because so many people include drugs or drinking as | | | | or school? Is getting high your way to get rid of |
| part of their weekends, it is easy to overlook that | | | | pressure? |
| you may have crossed the lines into an addiction. | | | | What are your moods like generally? Have you been |
| Most people will vehemently deny that they have an | | | | dealing with issues of depression and anxiety for a |
| addiction to alcohol or drugs such as marijuana and | | | | long time? Do you handle underlying anger towards |
| rationalize it away as weekend enjoyment. | | | | someone in a healthy way or have ineffective |
| Does anyone in your family have a history of drug | | | | responses like suppression or outbursts? |
| abuse? If it is someone in your home, it has made an | | | | Addiction recognition requires honesty with yourself |
| impression on you since your childhood. The | | | | and seeing if your escapism is your primary means of |
| impression may be very negative, but sometimes we | | | | relief. How strong is your disappointment if you can't |
| repeat what we've observed despite disliking the | | | | release your emotions thorugh drugs or alcohol? |
| behavior. | | | | Catching this tendency early is a way to get started |
| One indication of addiction is if the use of the drug or | | | | in ridding yourself of the addiction. Don't just assume |
| drinking is the means to release underlying tension. Do | | | | that weekend use of substances is innocent as it |
| you look forward to it in a desperate type of way | | | | may indicate a more serious problem. |
| and use the thought as a way to get through work | | | | |