She said that she was just unlucky for getting caught. By the time she was 20, she had to have a drink along with her cigarette before getting up in the morning just to try to get rid of her hangover. She was out of money, deeply in debt, and feeling very down. Her two best friends talked her into getting help and she agreed. Most people with a drug or alcohol problem will deny anything is wrong.
Denial is a component of the illness.
And since the addict knows no other way of dealing with that problem other than taking the drug. He or she cannot imagine stopping. Creative habits are created to conceal the problem from the conscious part of the addict's mind. Therefore concerned friends and family have to break through the denial with a strong focus on reality and an even larger amount of compassion. If you are a family member of an addict who is reluctant to use this test, then answer the questions yourself.