{"id":96,"date":"2022-12-05T12:55:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T12:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:24:59","slug":"self-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/self-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Are You An Addict?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It is the collective experience of the members of Cocaine Anonymous
that addiction is a problem not limited to cocaine or any other mind-altering substance.

With this in mind, we suggest you answer the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. Have you ever used more cocaine, alcohol or other drugs than you planned?<\/li>
  2. Has the use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs ever interfered with your job?<\/li>
  3. Is your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs causing problems within your relationships?<\/li>
  4. Do you ever feel depressed, guilty, or remorseful after using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?<\/li>
  5. Do you use whatever cocaine, alcohol or other drugs you have, almost continually, until the supply is exhausted?<\/li>
  6. Have you ever experienced physical problems due to your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?<\/li>
  7. Do you ever regret using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs for the first time?<\/li>
  8. Do you ever obsess about getting cocaine, alcohol or other drugs when you do not have any?<\/li>
  9. Are you experiencing financial difficulties due to your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?<\/li>
  10. Do you experience an anticipation high when you are about to use cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?<\/li>
  11. Do you have difficulty sleeping without alcohol or other drugs?<\/li>
  12. Are you absorbed with the thought of using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs even while interacting with a friend or loved one?<\/li>
  13. Have you begun to use cocaine, alcohol or other drugs while you\u2019re alone?<\/li>
  14. While using or drinking, do you ever have feelings that people are talking about you or watching you?<\/li>
  15. Do you have to use more cocaine, alcohol or other drugs to get the same effects you once experienced?<\/li>
  16. Have you tried to cut down on your use of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs only to find that you could not?<\/li>
  17. Have you tried to stop using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs only to find that you could not stay stopped?<\/li>
  18. Have any of your friends or family suggested that you may have a problem with cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?<\/li>
  19. Have you ever lied to or misled people about how much cocaine, alcohol or other drugs you use?<\/li>
  20. Have you ever lied to or misled people about how often you get high or drunk?<\/li>
  21. Do you use cocaine, alcohol or other drugs in your car, at work, in the bathroom, or in other public places?<\/li>
  22. Are you afraid that if you stop using cocaine, alcohol or other drugs, your work will suffer or you will not be able to function?<\/li>
  23. Do you spend time around people or go places you would normally stay away from if not for the availability of cocaine, alcohol or other drugs?<\/li>
  24. Have you ever stolen money, cocaine, alcohol, or other drugs from friends or family?<\/li>
  25. Has using and\/or drinking cost you more than money?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    If you have answered \u201cyes\u201d to any of these questions, you may have a problem. There is an answer: Come to meetings of Cocaine Anonymous. While the name \u201cCocaine Anonymous\u201d may sound drug-specific, we wish to assure you that our program is not. Many of our members did a lot of cocaine; others used only a little, and some never even tried coke. Whether we focused on a specific mind-altering substance or used whatever we could get our hands on, we had one thing in common: eventually we all reached a point where we could not stop. Over time, virtually every single one of us has realised that our real problem is not cocaine or any specific drug; it is the disease of addiction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    According to C.A.\u2019s Third Tradition, the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. It doesn\u2019t matter to us if you drank or what type of drugs you used; if you have a desire to stop, you are welcome in Cocaine\u00a0Anonymous!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Are You An Addict? It is the collective experience of the members of Cocaine Anonymousthat addiction is a problem not limited to cocaine or any other mind-altering substance. With this in mind, we suggest you answer the following questions: Have you ever used more cocaine, alcohol or other drugs than you planned? Has the use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-96","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1481,"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions\/1481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.org.za\/casa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}