TEST YOURSELF: THE SYMPTOMS AND PHASES OF ALCOHOLISM (JELLINEK CHART MODIFIED)*
This chart was originally formulated by Dr. E.M. Jellinek, M.D. in 1952 for the Quarterly Journal Of Alcohol Studies. Dr. Jellinek's purpose was to illustrate the various phases of alcohol addiction or the successive stages a person passes through in becoming an alcoholic, although Jellinek believes that the chart is applicable to any form of drug addiction.
TEST YOURSELF: THE SYMPTOMS AND PHASES OF ALCOHOLISM (JELLINEK CHART MODIFIED)*
This chart was originally formulated by Dr. E.M. Jellinek, M.D. in 1952 for the Quarterly Journal Of Alcohol Studies. Dr. Jellinek's purpose was to illustrate the various phases of alcohol addiction or the successive stages a person passes through in becoming an alcoholic, although Jellinek believes that the chart is applicable to any form of drug addiction. In his own words, Jellinek believes that drug addiction "is physical, mental and spiritual," and by the time an addict reaches the end of the
late/chronic phase, he or she has three choices possible: recovery, insanity or death.
Printed below is a modified version of Jellinek's alcohol/drug chart. CREEM has added explanations to each stage to make the chart more comprehensible to today's readers.
The chart can be used as a "test" of sorts for the reader, i.e., by placing yourself in the various stages, you can determine whether you have a serious drug problem or not. If you fall anywhere beyond the early phase, seek help-
EARLY PHASE__
INCREASED TOLERANCE: Person can consume immense quantities.
FIRST BLACKOUT: Temporary or permanent amnesia. Don't remember things done while drinking or drugging.