If you answered yes to one or more of these questions you might have an alcohol or drug abuse problem.
Abuse simply means using a substance improperly or excessively.
Substance abusers need treatment, counseling, or medical attention to show them how to stop abusing and teach them how to live healthier lives. The danger is that alcohol and drugs can impair your judgment, making you more likely to hurt yourself or others, to develop legal problems, to do poorly at work and school, or to have trouble in relationships. Dr. Bailey says that substance abuse is often present in domestic violence situations. She says that the children of addicts are at risk of abuse and neglect. They are likely to repeat the cycle of domestic violence because they learn a violent approach to resolving family conflicts, he explains.