Signs of alcohol addiction

  1. Experiencing temporary blackouts or short-term memory loss
  2. Drinking alone or in secret
  3. Feeling hungover when not drinking
  4. Neglecting responsibilities and becoming disengaged from activities you previously enjoyed, including work, family, hobbies, sport and spending time with friends 
  5. Participating in dangerous or risky behaviours — drink driving, unprotected sex,
  6. Relationship problems — difficulty maintaining relationships, conflict with partner, family or friends, loss of friendships, family or relationship breakdown 
  7. Criminal behaviour — stealing, causing physical harm to self or others 
  8. Mental illness — Alcohol addiction may cause a person to experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, paranoia or psychosis and may trigger an underlying mental disorder 
  9. Inability to control alcohol — being unable to reduce or stop drinking
  10. Physical symptoms — developing a tolerance to the alcohol and increased usage to experience the same effects; withdrawal symptoms when not drinking. Shaking. 
  11. Alcohol has taken over your life.
  12. Thinking about alcohol, when not drinking