Is there any truth to the statement that there are addictive personalities? In the meantime, here are a few signs for parents that their child or teen may be abusing drugs:
* Change in friends.
Hanging out with a new group.
* Seclusive behavior - long periods spent in self imposed isolation.
* Long, unexplained absences.
* Lying and stealing.
* Involvement on the wrong side of the law.
* Deteriorating family relationships.
* Obvious intoxication, delirious, incoherent or unconscious.
* Changes in behavior and attitude.
* Decrease in school performance.
(Source: National Library of Medicine)
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Hi CompleteCounseling,
Is there any truth to the statement that there are addictive personalities? In the meantime, here are a few signs for parents that their child or teen may be abusing drugs:
* Change in friends.
Hanging out with a new group.
* Seclusive behavior - long periods spent in self imposed isolation.
* Long, unexplained absences.
* Lying and stealing.
* Involvement on the wrong side of the law.
* Deteriorating family relationships.
* Obvious intoxication, delirious, incoherent or unconscious.
* Changes in behavior and attitude.
* Decrease in school performance.
(Source: National Library of Medicine)
You can also find more signs and symptoms at American Council for Drug Education's Web site.
Has anyone experienced drug or alcohol addiction? How are you handling it? How did you overcome it?
July 29, 2008 - 9:06amThis Comment
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