Knowing what the alcoholism symptoms and drug addiction signs are - is crucial if you want to know whether you or someone you care about suffers from alcoholism or drug addiction.

There are whole host of signs and symptoms of alcoholism and drug addiction, but I’m not going to list them here (feel free to visit my website for that). I rather want to give you a crucial one - that if you pick up early can make all the difference.

Unlike what many people think - drug addiction or alcoholism isn’t simply a function of how often you use or how much you drink.

Of course, there are times when it is going to be obvious that you or someone you love is an alcoholic or drug addict. The drug addict will be a genuine junkie who does nothing but shoot up all day and their life is simply about the next hit.

Similarly the alcoholic will be so far down the road with their alcoholism that they don’t have a life anymore - it’s totally fallen apart - relationships, job, practically everything.

However, many suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction, aren’t that advanced yet with their addiction. Therefore you want to recognise the symptoms of drug addiction and alcoholism early.

So the most important sign of alcoholism or drug addiction - is that your life starts to become effected by your using or drinking - and that you are increasingly struggling to cope with things on a daily basis.

You begin to become more preoccupied about your next drink or when you’ll use again, relationships begin to suffer, everyday stuff like work becomes more of a struggle - and so drinking or taking drugs becomes an emotional comfort that feels like it helps you manage better.

Now the difficulty is, picking up this sign of addiction - because it can be very subtle and just kind of creeps up on you without you realising. You might begin to notice a change in attitude, mood or behaviour in a person you love. If it’s you, you’re likely to be in denial about what’s happening - but if you’re really honest with yourself, you’ll know a problem is developing.

There are a whole lot of drug addiction signs and alcoholism symptoms, but by recognising this one and getting it early - the chances of recovery are likely to be easier and more successful.