OPIATE ADDICTION SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ

Opiate Addiction Self-Assessment Quiz

This self-assessment will help you to determine whether you may be struggling with opiate addiction that requires professional treatment. Dependence on any drug is dangerous, but addiction to heroin, prescription painkillers or other opiates can be deadly. The following screening questions have been adapted from the criteria for opioid use disorder from the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.”

Your answers to these questions are completely confidential and will NOT be shared with anyone. Please be honest with yourself, and if you need professional treatment, call our helpline at 800-584-3274.

Have you reduced your social engagements, recreational activities or hobbies due to your use of heroin, prescription painkillers or other opiates?*
- yes
- no

Do you spend excessive amounts of time seeking, using, or otherwise recovering from the use of opiates such as heroin, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycontin or other prescription painkillers?*
- yes
- no

Do you frequently WISH that you could quit or cut back the level of opiates that you use?
- yes
- no
Have you tried to reduce your drug use or to quit completely, but the cravings or withdrawals are just too strong?
- yes
- no

Do you regularly have strong cravings for heroin, prescription painkillers or other opiates?*
- yes
- no

Do you often use more of your “choice substance” than you had originally intended?*
- yes
- no
Do you frequently find that you are using heroin, roxicodone, oxycodone, or other opiates for a longer period of time than you intended?*
- yes
- no

Have you ever used an opiate during a situation when it would otherwise be unsafe to do so? This includes using heroin or other opiates while you are driving, operating heavy machinery, or in other potentially dangerous conditions.*
- yes
- no

Do you use heroin, prescription painkillers or other opiates even after they have caused physical or mental health conditions for you (or worsened existing conditions).*
- yes
- no

Have you missed or failed to meet personal obligations related to your home, taking care of children, going to work, or performing well in school as a result of your drug use?*
- yes
- no

Has opiate use caused problems in your relationships or created other social problems for you?*
- yes
- no

If you stop using heroin, prescription painkillers or other opiates, do you experience any of the following symptoms of withdrawal: nausea, vomiting, mood swings, insomnia, diarrhea, profuse sweating, aching joints, aching muscles, bone pain, yawning, fever or runny nose?*
- yes
- no
When these symptoms occur, do you (or have you) resumed your opiate use to avoid or relieve the symptoms?*
- yes
- no

Do you require a higher dose of your “choice substance” such as heroin or painkillers in order to achieve the desired high?*
- yes
- no
Does using the same dose of the chosen substance for a prolonged period of time create a lessened effect that makes you feel as if you need to take or use more than before?*
- yes
- no

Opiate Addiction Self-Assessment Quiz