When did you last seek professional help for alcohol addiction?

What counts as “professional help” for alcohol addiction?

People usually mean support such as:
- Therapy or counseling (individual, group, or family)
- Addiction treatment programs (outpatient or inpatient)
- Medical care for withdrawal or other health problems linked to alcohol
- Support groups run through a health system or clinicians (not just informal peer support)

When people ask this question in surveys, how should they answer?

If you’re answering for yourself, you would typically give the most recent date you received any of the types of care above. If there were multiple episodes, use the last time you sought help from a professional or a formal treatment setting.

What if you never sought professional help?

Then the accurate answer is that you have not sought professional help yet (or “never”), depending on how the question is phrased in the form.

If you want a short answer format

• “On [month/year].”
  
• “Most recently in [month/year].”
  
• “I have not sought professional help.”
  
  If you tell me whether this is for a form/survey (and what wording options it gives), I can help you draft the answer in the correct format.