Disclaimer
Bart is a peer recovery coach with lived experience, not a doctor, therapist, psychologist or licensed counsellor. Coaching is not medical care, it is not psychotherapy, and it is not a substitute for either. It cannot diagnose or treat any condition.
This site is not medical advice
Everything here is written from personal experience and from working with people one to one. None of it is reviewed by a clinician, because I'm not one and I'm not going to imply somebody checked it who didn't. It is not a substitute for talking to a doctor, and it should never be used to make a decision about stopping drinking on your own.
The check is not a diagnostic test
The honest check is twelve questions I wrote. They are shaped by the kinds of things a doctor asks, but it is not a validated clinical instrument, it is not the AUDIT or CAGE or any other screening tool, and it does not diagnose anything. The result is a reflection of your own answers and nothing more. If you want a properly validated screening tool, ask a doctor about the AUDIT.
No outcome is claimed
I make no claim about success rates and I don't publish any, because I don't have data that would make such a claim honest. Nothing here predicts what will happen for you.
No medication advice, ever
I don't advise on any medication, dose, taper or substitution. There are medications that help some people. Ask a doctor about them, it's a real conversation worth having, and it's one to have with somebody qualified to have it.
No referral fees
I don't run ads. I can't: Google and Meta ban recovery advertising from anyone without a certification I don't hold, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. You found this because a person or a search engine linked it. I also take no referral fee from any treatment centre, ever, for anyone.
The one that matters most
If you drink every day and you drink a lot, stopping suddenly on your own can be dangerous. Not unpleasant. Dangerous. Alcohol withdrawal can cause seizures and a condition called delirium tremens, and people die from it every year, including people who thought they were fine because they were still going to work.
If you shake in the morning, sweat through the sheets, feel sick until the first drink, or have ever had a fit when you cut down, talk to a doctor or go to an emergency department before you stop. A doctor will not be shocked. They see this every week, and there is medication that makes those first days safe.
I'm a coach, not a doctor. I'll work alongside your doctor happily, and if you need one first I'll tell you that instead of taking your money.
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United States, SAMHSA: 1-800-662-4357, free, 24 hours, confidential
United Kingdom and Ireland: 116 123 (Samaritans)
United Kingdom, drugs and alcohol: 0300 123 6600 (FRANK)
Netherlands: 113 or 0800 0113. Alcohol Infolijn: 0900 1995
Australia: 13 11 14 (Lifeline). Alcohol and drugs: 1800 250 015
Anywhere else: findahelpline.com gives you your country's number in about ten seconds
This site is not emergency care. If you or somebody else is in danger, call your local emergency number now.