You may have an alcohol use disorder if you:
- Drink more, or longer, than you plan to
- Have tried to cut back or stop more than once and couldn’t
- Spend a lot of time drinking, being sick, or hungover
- Want alcohol so badly you can’t think of anything else
- Have problems with work, school, relationships, or family because of alcohol
- Keep having alcohol even though it made you depressed or anxious, hurt your health, or led to a memory blackout
- Have withdrawal symptoms when the buzz wears off, like trouble sleeping, shakiness, restlessness, nausea, sweating, a racing heart, a seizure, or seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren't there.