Check in
Not sure where you stand? Start here.
These quick, anonymous check-ins won't diagnose anything — but they'll help you figure out whether it's worth talking to someone. Nothing is stored, nothing is sent, and no one will see your answers. How they're scored.
Should I be worried?
You've noticed changes. You're not sure if it's cocaine, stress, or something else. This 8-question check-in will help you decide whether to act now, watch and wait, or have the conversation.
Takes 2 minutes · Completely anonymousIs my use becoming a problem?
You might think it's under control. Maybe it is. This 8-question check-in looks at frequency, tolerance, impact, and pattern — the things that shift before you notice them.
Takes 2 minutes · Completely anonymousPeople ask how these work, so here it is. There's a longer version for workers and funders on the about page.
The maths
Eight questions. Each one gives you four answers. They score 0, 1, 2 or 3, lowest first. Add them up and you get a number between 0 and 24. We cut that at 6, 12 and 18. That gives four bands.
| Score | Band | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 6 | Band 1 | Not much here points one way. Worth knowing the signs. |
| 7 – 12 | Band 2 | A pattern, not a one-off. Worth paying attention to. |
| 13 – 18 | Band 3 | A lot of it points the same way. Talk to someone. |
| 19 – 24 | Band 4 | Near the top of nearly every question. Don't wait. |
We show you the band, not the number. Eight questions can't be as exact as “19 out of 24” makes them look. A number like that reads like a verdict. It isn't one.
Two answers that count on their own
Every question counts the same. That keeps it simple. But two of them are about dying this weekend, not about how set the pattern is. So they show up on their own, even if your total lands in the lowest band:
- Using alone. There are opioids in the cocaine supply now. You can't see them or taste them. Alone means nobody to call 999.
- Mixing with alcohol. The two together make cocaethylene. It's harder on the heart than either one, and it builds up.
What this isn't
It isn't a diagnosis. It isn't a clinical test. Nobody has checked it against one. It can't tell a family it's cocaine — eight questions about secrecy, sleep and money can't tell cocaine from depression, another drug, or a bad six months.
What it does do is give you a clear look at what you've already noticed. And it gives you a push towards a conversation.
We wrote the questions here, from frontline work. They cover the ground clinical tools cover: how often, tolerance, planning your week round it, what it costs you, how hard stopping is. A worker will use a proper assessment. This is the thing that gets people as far as phoning one.
What it gets wrong
- There's no “I don't know” option. Not knowing scores nought, and that drags your total down. If you weren't sure on a few, treat your band as the lowest you could be, not the answer.
- In the family check-in, how long you've worried counts the same as everything else. So a long stretch of worrying about nothing pushes the total up.
- Every question counts the same. Eight mild answers and four bad ones can land in the same band. The band is a nudge, not a measurement.
What happens to your answers
Nothing. There's no account, no cookie and nothing tracking you. Your answers sit in your browser tab and go the second you close it. We never see them. Nobody else does either. Nothing is sent anywhere, so there's nothing anyone can ask us for.