How to Cope with Your Teen’s Drug Abuse
How to Tell if Your Child is Using
You know your child pretty well, until puberty. Then, things change. However, there are several warning signs that you should not ignore. These could be your clues that your child is using drugs. Any combination of these signs could be an indication:
1. Increased truancy and tardiness to classes
2. Decline in grades or withdrawal from favorite school activities
3. Mood swings and/or personality changes
4. Negative behavior in school
5. Change in peer group or more negative friends
6. Loss of weigh
7. Lack of interest in general appearance
8. Aggressive protective of privacy
9. Withdrawal from family, including close siblings
10. Listlessness or forgetfulness
11. Changes in sleep patterns
If several of these warning signs describe your child’s behavior, proceed with caution. A parent will need to do more investigation and really identify drug use, and not some our issue, as their teens problem.
However, there is no need for detective work in some cases. You have seen paraphernalia. The school has called subsequent to finding your child using or discovered items during a locker search. You have heard rumors. The police have come to your home with allegations of drug possession and/or distribution. At this point, your child has a problem with drugs.
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