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How do you know if you or someone you care about needs help? Take this short survey to see if you might need help. To determine the best resources for you, answer the questions below.
Please answer the following questions honestly.
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Is drinking/using/gambling making your home life unhappy?
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Does your drinking/using/gambling make you careless of your family’s welfare?
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Is drinking/using/gambling affecting your reputation?
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Do you drink/use/gamble to escape from worries or trouble?
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Do you drink/use alone?
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Have you lost time from work due to drinking/using/gambling?
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Has your ambition decreased since you started drinking/using/gambling?
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Is drinking/using/gambling jeopardizing your job or business?
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Have you ever felt remorse after drinking/using/gambling?
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Are you in financial difficulties as a result of your drinking/using/gambling?
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Do you crave a drink/drug at a definite time each day?
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Does drinking/using/gambling cause you to have difficulty sleeping?
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Do you drink/use to build self-confidence?
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Have you had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?
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Have you ever been treated for an addiction?
If you answered YES to one of the questions, you should consider whether alcohol, drugs or gambling is an area of concern for you.
If you answered YES to any two, there’s a good chance you may have issues that need attention.
If you answered YES to three or more, you should seek a professional opinion to further explore your habits and whether you need help.
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Alcohol Screening: www.alcoholscreening.org
Partner Awareness: www.ensuringsolutions.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
Treatment Information: www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat2002/csat_frame.html
Prevention Information: www.samhsa.gov/centers/csap/csap.html
Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: health2k.state.nv.us/BADA/
Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies: www.casat.unr.edu
National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov
National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse: www.niaaa.nih.gov
Meth Resources: www.methresources.gov
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Gamblers Anonymous – www.gamblersanonymous.org
Gam-Anon – www.gam-anon.org
Institute for Problem Gambling - http://www.gamblingproblem.org/
National Council on Problem Gambling (U.S.) - http://www.ncpgambling.org
Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery - http://www.addictionrecov.org/addicgam.htm
National Center for Responsible Gaming - www.ncrg.org
Nevada Council on Problem Gambling - www.nevadacouncil.org
Problem Gambling - www.problemgambling.com
Reno Problem Gambling Center – www.gamblingproblems.com
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Join Together Northern Nevada: www.jtnn.org
United Way of Sierra: www.uwayreno.org
Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services: www.mhds.state.nv.us/nn/
Health Access Washoe County: www.gbpca.org/hawc/default.htm
Lighthouse of the Sierra and Step 2: www.step2reno.org
Washoe County Juvenile Drug Court
Washoe County Family Drug Court
Washoe County Adult Drug Court
Frontier Recovery Network: www.casat.unr.edu/frn
Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies: www.casat.unr.edu
Food Bank of Northern Nevada: www.fbnn.org
UNR Department of Psychology
Department of Child and Family Services
Washoe County Social Services
Credit Counseling Service
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