Have you had times when you ended up engaging in your substance/behaviour more, or longer, than you intended?
Have you more than once wanted to cut down or stop using the substance/behaviour, or tried to, but couldn’t?
Have you spent a lot of time engaging in your substance/behaviour or spent time recovering from the aftereffects of your substance/behaviour?
Have you wanted to engage in your substance/behaviour so badly you couldn’t think of anything else?
Have you found that engaging in substance/behavior often interfered with taking care of your home or family? Or caused career troubles? Or Financial Problems?
Have you continued to engage in your substance/behaviour even though it was causing trouble with your family or friends?
Have you given up or cut back on activities that were important or interesting to you, or gave you pleasure, in order to engage in your substance/behaviour?
Have you continued to engage in your substance/behaviour even though it was making you feel depressed or anxious or adding to another health problem?
Have you had to engage in your substance/behavior much more than you once did to get the effect you want?
Have you increased the frequency, duration or quantity of use or engagement in the behaviour?
Have you found that when you stopped engaging in your substance/behavior for hours or days you had withdrawal symptoms, such as trouble sleeping, shakiness, restlessness, irritability, agitation, depression, sweating, or other unwanted psychological or physiological symptoms?
