Think there are a tick box of so many questions.
Have you told yourself you will stop but won’t?
Is it causing problems in your relationship or at work?
Do you use more than you did when you started?
Do you use alone?
Do you have to use all that you buy? You can’t keep any leftover.
Have you been in trouble with the police through your usage?
Are you experiencing financial trouble?
etc etc, my husband started off only having a few but nearly all of the questions he can tick now. That’s why he had trouble accepting he was an addict, he thought an addict used everyday or used more like heroin or crack!
My husband only tried it once at a football match in his 30’s he was practically teetotal before that. He only used to use alone when we were in bed as he wasn’t a drinker.
My husband uses coke without alcohol, but then has to have alcohol to stop the anxiety caused from sniffing too much, otherwise he will be up all night. My husband uses day and night sometimes when he uses, not every day, at his worse it was 4 times a week and then his personality was awful!