Drug abuse in teenagers is a serious disaster for every parent. A responsible parent will unavoidably blame themselves for not being vigilant enough. Abusing any kind of these stuff like heroin, glue sniffing, amphetamine, marijuana, ices or morphine will cause the teenage lack motivation in study, stay sluggish and rebellious at all time. The drug addiction which normally starts in an innocent ways will lead the kids to a world of own fantasies and self destruction. The impact on one self health deterioration, extinct of self motivation in life greatly destroys our next generation.
Through this article, I would like to share some tips on identifying early warning signs of drug abuse:
Sign 1: A sudden drop in work or school attendance and diminish quality of work and grade.
Sign 2: The kids will frequently borrow money, sometimes resorting to stealing.
Sign 3: Inability to relax or have fun without having some stuff like cigarette, "sniffing medicine" or "supplements"
Sign 4: An easily outburst, mood swings and irritability shown by the teenage.
Sign 5: The person starts talking incoherently, making inappropriate remarks.
Sign 6: The person becomes sluggish, deterioration of physical appearance.
Sign 7: At the later stage, addiction will cause a person express exhaustion, signs of depression and feeling of hopelessness.
Sign 8: Sometimes extreme withdrawal symptoms manifested such as sweating,restlessness, insomnia,tremor, nausea, increase of heart beat and anxiety.
Sign 9: Abnormal appearance like blood-shot eyes with red and dilated pupils( for marijuana users), bloody nose (Cocaine users), sign of drowsiness, fatigue, confused and disorientation.
Sign 10: Abnormal behaviors exhibit such as slowing thinking and reaction time, slow breathing, slurred speech, impaired co-ordination.
It is crucial that we stay vigilant to detect all early warning signs, to bring the kid back to proper track!
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