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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help.

• Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Drug Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Could You Be Depressed?
  
• Is Your Child Using Drugs or Alcohol?
  

Questions for Families:

• Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking?
  
• Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict?
  
• Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker?
  
• Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Adult Child Screening Quiz
  

Passive aggressive behavior is a form of covert abuse. Unlike physical abuse or even verbal abuse, covert abuse is much more subtle, veiled or disguised by actions that appear to be normal. According to About.com Divorce Support Guide Cathy Meyer, the passive aggressive person is a master at covert abuse, but when confronted with their behavior can be sincerely surprised that they have been driving everyone around them nuts.

Like alcoholics, passive aggressive personalities are usually attracted to codependents. Read more...

Casual smokers, defined at those who are not daily smokers, are less likely to drink alcohol daily, but are significantly more likely to engage in hazardous drinking and develop alcohol use disorders. A study of 5,838 young adults revealed that nondaily smokers were 16 times more likely to engage in hazardous drinking that daily smokers. Read more...

Related Information:

• Smoking an Indicator of Alcohol Misuse?
  
• Alcohol and Quitting Smoking
  
• Smoking More Harmful for Recovering Alcoholics

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