Parents booklet - Talking with your kids about drugs
- A drop in school grades.
- A reduction in organised extra-curricular activities (such as an unexplained dropping-out of sport or other activities or interests).
- Bloodshot or glassy eyes.
- Lethargy and loss of motivation.
- An unexplained change of friends.
- Unusual or irregular behaviour.
- Mood swings.
- Minimal interaction with the family.
- Valuable items or money missing.
- Changes in eating patterns.
- Agitation, anxiety, jitteriness.
- Sleeping problems, including not sleeping.
- Aggression.
How will you know if your teenager is trying drugs?
PDF printable version of How will you know if your teenager is trying drugs? (PDF 57 KB)If you are worried that your teenager is trying drugs, asking them may be a good way to begin. If your children have told you they aren't using drugs, but you are still concerned they may be doing so, there are warning signs that may indicate that a young person is experimenting with drugs.
The following is intended only as a guide, as many of these signs may be as a result of other changes related to development through the teenage years. Please consider how often these warning signs occur, if a number occur at the same time and the extent to which a young person’s behaviour or actions have changed.
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