to some point i see this being helpful because it makes you think about the questions... but the only positive scores i answered on behalf of my wife who almost never drinks, is a vegan vegetarian, fitness trainer buddhist:
these are the questions that caused my wife to be labeled as a "very high risk problem drinker"
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Have you ever awakened the morning after some drinking the night before and found that you could not remember part of the evening before?
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Can you honestly tell me that MOST people at some poitn in their lives havent had a wild night out where some portion of the evening is a blur? (21st birthday, a wild frat party, bachelorette party)
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Have you gotten into fights while drinking?
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Who the hell hasn't drunk dialed, said something stupid, or just misinterpreted something and ended up getting in a tiff if they went out drinking? My wife thought I was flirting with the bartender one night when we went out with another couple. She got pissed at me and wouldnt talk to me til the next morning. She's really racking up the points.
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Do you ever drink before noon?
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YES! It's called a Mimosa or a Bloody Mary, every grown up has them with brunch on occassion. It's the word "ever" that's making these questions pointless.
and her score? Drumroll.. 4
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High risk for problem drinking. Addiction to alcohol is likely. Contact your doctor for help.
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Sorry, I don't think things like alcoholism can be diagnosed by a 20 question true/false questionairre filled with questions like "have you ever had a drink before noon"