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Addiction Risk Check

A short check of risk factors linked to substance use, medications and behaviour

What risk factors are present in your situation?

Take a short check about substances, medicines or behaviour. See the result on a colour scale and find out which answers deserve attention.

Take the check

No sign‑up. Not a diagnosis. For adults 18+. 10 questions in the chosen area.

About

Addiction Risk Check is a short questionnaire by the author for exploring risk factors linked to the use of psychoactive substances and medications, as well as the risks of behavioural addictions and other behaviours that can cause harm.

Choose one area

  • Substances and medications

    Alcohol

  • Substances and medications

    Drugs and other psychoactive substances

  • Substances and medications

    Medications

  • Behavioural risks

    Gambling and betting

  • Behavioural risks

    Video games

  • Behavioural risks

    Social media and digital habits

  • Behavioural risks

    Shopping

  • Behavioural risks

    Work

  • Behavioural risks

    Eating behaviour

  • Behavioural risks

    Sexual behaviour

The check helps you notice risk factors and consequences. It does not diagnose and does not predict whether a person will become addicted.

Methodology

The questions are written by the author with reference to WHO definitions and research tools. Each of the 10 areas has six questions about current signs plus separate context questions that do not change the result colour.

What the check draws on

  • WHO, ICD‑11 / CDDR

    Definitions and distinctions between the relevant disorders.

  • AUDIT

    Content on alcohol‑related risks and consequences.

  • ASSIST

    Approach to questions on alcohol, drug and other psychoactive substance use, non‑medical use of medications and related problems.

  • PGSI

    Content on gambling and its consequences.

  • Gaming Disorder Test

    Content on video games (control, priority, continuation despite consequences).

  • SCOFF

    Some signs that call for attention to eating behaviour.

The app uses the author's questions with reference to scientific sources. The questionnaire and its colour boundaries have not undergone independent validation. The result helps you notice the risk factors and consequences you flagged, but it does not diagnose.

The six core questions and their colour thresholds are the author's preliminary model, not a validated short version of the listed tools (AUDIT, ASSIST, PGSI, Gaming Disorder Test, SCOFF). Those tools served as a content reference; their thresholds are not carried over.

Eating behaviour is not treated as “food addiction”: eating disorders are a separate group of conditions, and the check only notes signs worth discussing with a professional. Sexual behaviour is not judged by frequency, preferences or moral views: a high level of sexual activity is not a disorder in itself; the check concerns only loss of control, distress and consequences.

More about the methodology

About the author

Anton Borts

My name is Anton Borts. I am a social worker and spent more than ten years working with people facing addiction. I hold a bachelor’s degree in social work and am completing a master’s degree in psychology.

In my work and projects, I focus on how people understand their own experiences, notice conflicting wishes and find ways to make sense of what is happening in their lives.

I create digital tools for self-understanding and psychological education. One of them is LifeMap AI: a project that lets people represent meaningful aspects of their lives on a visual map and look at them from the outside.

Alongside it are two more of my projects, designed to complement each other: Socratic Dialogue (socratesd.com) helps you explore thoughts and beliefs through clarifying questions, and Psychological Theatre (psychotheatre.com) helps you explore feelings and inner dialogues through metaphors and short scenes.

Another area of my work is education about addiction. On addictionhelp.org.il and my YouTube channel, I discuss addiction-related issues and explore situations and questions faced by people with addiction and those close to them.

Links

Anton Borts

The author's professional experience complements the scientific sources but does not replace testing of a new questionnaire. The check is the author's own work and has not undergone independent clinical validation.