Some examples of questions you may be asked.

Here are some examples of the type of questions that may be asked in a telephone assessment. Where we refer to drug this could equally refer to alcohol:

• Do you have difficulty in refusing a drug when it is offered to you?

• Have you ever used more drugs than you planned?

• Have you ever tried to stop or reduce your drug use and found that you have not been able to?

• Do you worry that you will not function as well with out drugs?

• Do you use larger quantities of drugs to get the same high that you previously experienced?

• Do you need to be on a ‘drug high’ to have a good time?

• Do you tend to continue using drugs until your supplies are gone even if you planned to save some for the morning?

• Have you ever been on a binge lasting more than 24 hours?

• Do you ever feel guilty about your drug use?

• Have others ever expressed concern about your drug use?

• Do you crave drugs when exposed to people places and objects that you associate with use?

• Do you use drugs alone?

• Do you use more drugs than you can afford?

• Has anyone ever commented that that your behaviour or personality has changed?

• Do you ever lie to yourself or other’s or make excuses about your drug use?

• Are drugs having a negative affect on your mental state?

• Do you conceal the extent of your drug use from friends and family?

• Are drugs affecting your physical health?

• Is drug use affecting your career?

• Is drug use affecting your sex life?

• Do you play down the severity of your drug habit?

• Are you sometimes preoccupied with thoughts about drugs?

• Do you use drugs at work or during the working day?

• Do you ever experience an overwhelming compulsion to use drugs?

• Do you have an obsession with drugs when you don’t have any?

• Do your ever think that you are being watched or followed or that there is a conspiracy against you?