Health cuts increase drink death risks

The first essential is to make a sound diagnosisThe process of determining which condition a patient may have..  Otherwise there is a risk of treating someone who does not have a genuine addiction problem but is merely a casual user.  For example, students may get drunk as part of their standard behaviour but this does not mean that they are alcoholic.  There is an equivalent risk of under-diagnosis, failing to see that symptoms of emotional instability may in fact be due to an addictive tendency.  Questionnaires, such as the CAGE questionnaire, can be helpful.  The Doctor Robert Addiction Questionnaire covers sixteen potential addictive outlets.  Possibly the most accurate assessment, however, is when one addict judges another: the “feel” is right – or not.