{"id":41101,"date":"2024-10-21T13:36:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T18:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/?page_id=41101"},"modified":"2025-10-08T07:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:59:14","slug":"drug-addiction-questionnaire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/about\/drug-addiction-questionnaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need drug addiction rehabilitation treatment? Questionnaire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tDo you need drug addiction
rehabilitation treatment?\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\t\tTake a moment to answer the questions below honestly. This self-assessment is meant to help you reflect on your substance use and whether it may be affecting your life.\t<\/h4>\n\t

Please note<\/strong>: This questionnaire is a self-assessment tool. Even if you answer “yes” to several questions, it does not necessarily mean that you need to enter a rehabilitation program. It is simply designed to help you reflect on your substance use and consider whether speaking with a professional might be helpful.<\/p>\n\t

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  1. Do you feel that you need a drug\u00a0(or alcohol) in order to function?<\/li>\n
  2. Is it hard for you to control your drug\u00a0use?<\/li>\n
  3. Is it difficult for you to stay clean for several days at a time?<\/li>\n
  4. Do you use\u00a0more than one drug\u00a0at a time?<\/li>\n
  5. Have you ever lied about your use of drugs?<\/li>\n
  6. Do you ever use a drug\u00a0by yourself?<\/li>\n
  7. Has your drug use made you isolate yourself from your friends and relatives?<\/li>\n
  8. Do you hide your drug use from your friends or relatives?<\/li>\n
  9. Do you use drugs\u00a0to cope with your feelings or to avoid dealing with the problems in your life?<\/li>\n
  10. Does your drug\u00a0use ever cause you to feel guilty, worried, trapped, lonely, sad, depressed, or hopeless about the future?<\/li>\n
  11. Does your drug\u00a0use ever make you confused, incoherent, disorganised, disoriented, or cause you some memory loss?<\/li>\n
  12. Has your drug use caused you problems with motivation or concentration?<\/li>\n
  13. Does your drug use ever cause you to have difficulty paying attention at work, school, while doing your hobbies, or at home?<\/li>\n
  14. Does your drug\u00a0use cause you physical, emotional, psychological, family, social, financial, or legal problems?<\/li>\n
  15. Have your loved ones ever complained that your drug use is damaging your relationship with them or do they criticise you for your drug use?<\/li>\n
  16. Do you ever get aggressive when you use a drug?<\/li>\n
  17. Does your drug use ever cause you to think about self-mutilation or ending your life?<\/li>\n
  18. Have you ever ended up in the hospital after using drugs?<\/li>\n
  19. Has anyone ever suggested to you that you go for a consultation to get help for your drug use?<\/li>\n
  20. Has your doctor ever told you to stop taking your prescribed medication because it could be harmful to you given your use of drugs?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    \n\t\t\tIf you answered yes…\t<\/h3>\n\t

    If you answered “yes” to one or more questions, it may be a sign that your substance use is having an impact on your life. We encourage you to reach out to our team to talk about your situation<\/a><\/strong>. A professional evaluation can help determine whether support or treatment might be right for you.<\/p>\n

    Portage has helped tens of thousands of people overcome substance abuse and reclaim their lives. We’re here to listen, without judgment.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Do you need drug addiction rehabilitation treatment? Take a moment to answer the questions below honestly. This self-assessment is meant to help you reflect on your substance use and whether it may be affecting your life. Please note: This questionnaire is a self-assessment tool. Even if you answer “yes” to several questions, it does not… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":10157,"parent":12082,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-41101","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41101"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46106,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41101\/revisions\/46106"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}