Cocaine Use Self-Assessment

An 11-question educational self-assessment to help you reflect on your cocaine use and decide whether it may be time to talk with a professional.

If you're wondering whether your cocaine use has become a problem, this short self-assessment can help you think it through. It asks 11 yes-or-no questions about patterns that often show up when cocaine use starts taking up more space in someone's life — cravings, using more than you planned, and continuing even when it causes problems.

This is an educational tool, not a diagnosis. No online questionnaire can tell you whether you have a substance use disorder. Only a qualified professional — a doctor, therapist, or addiction counselor — can evaluate that with you, and their evaluation considers far more than a count of yes answers.

Before you start

If you are in immediate danger — for example chest pain, a seizure, severe agitation, or overheating after using — call 911 now. If you are having suicidal thoughts or a mental-health crisis, call or text 988 to reach trained crisis counselors.

Your individual answers stay in your browser while you take this assessment, and they disappear when you leave the page. Sober Nation does not store them, and they are not included in our analytics — we record only that the assessment was started or completed, never how you answered any question.

Answer honestly, thinking about roughly the past year.

Before you begin: This private, educational self-assessment cannot diagnose a substance use disorder or replace an evaluation by a qualified professional. Sober Nation does not store your answers.

These 11 yes-or-no questions describe patterns that often appear when cocaine use starts causing problems. Think about roughly the past year and answer as honestly as you can.

There are no right or wrong answers, and your result is a prompt for reflection — not a medical finding.

1.In the past year, have you used cocaine in larger amounts, or for longer stretches, than you meant to?

2.Have you wanted to cut back or stop using cocaine, or tried to, without lasting success?

3.Do you spend a lot of time getting cocaine, using it, or recovering from it afterward?

4.Do you have strong cravings or urges to use cocaine?

5.Has cocaine use made it hard to keep up with your responsibilities at work, school, or home?

6.Have you kept using cocaine even when it caused problems with family, friends, or other people close to you?

7.Have you given up or cut back on activities you used to enjoy because of cocaine?

8.Have you used cocaine in situations where it could physically endanger you, such as while driving?

9.Have you kept using cocaine even though you believed it was harming your body or your mood?

10.Do you need more cocaine than you once did to feel the same effect?

11.When you stop or cut back, do you crash — for example feeling exhausted, down, unusually hungry, or unable to sleep normally?

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What your result means

Your result groups your answers into one of two educational summaries based on how many questions you answered yes to. That grouping is a starting point for reflection, not a medical finding. A professional evaluation weighs your health, history, and circumstances — not just a number.

Whatever your result says, if your gut tells you something is off, that feeling is worth taking seriously.

Next steps

Read our guide to getting sober from cocaine, including what stopping can feel like and what evidence-based support looks like.
Not sure where to begin? Start with the broader getting sober hub for first steps that apply to any substance.
Ready to talk with someone? Browse treatment providers to find programs near you.

Sources and medical references

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Cocaine — research-based information on cocaine's effects, risks, and treatment approaches.
SAMHSA Find Help — the federal starting point for finding treatment and support services near you.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 for free, 24/7 support during a suicidal or mental-health crisis.