| Does your teenager seem distant lately? Is he or she | | | | look for in a teenager who is on drugs. A sudden |
| lying about where they are going and what they are | | | | increase or decrease in appetite, bloodshot eyes, and |
| doing? Do they get evasive when asked about their | | | | a slower than usual response time are all indicators |
| activities outside of the home? | | | | that they may be under the influence. A common |
| Don't miss these classic signs of teenaged drug use. | | | | technique used by teenagers trying to smoke |
| Drug experimentation is a part of many teenagers | | | | marijuana in the house is to burn incense in their rooms |
| experiences when growing up, but teenagers rarely | | | | to cover up the smell. |
| stop to think about what the consequences of their | | | | If your teenager has developed a sudden interest in |
| actions as their lives move forward. | | | | burning incense in his room, then it may just be that |
| The first thing to look out for is if your teenager has a | | | | he's trying to cover another smell up. Other air |
| sudden loss of interest or respect for their family. If | | | | freshening devices are to be watched for, as well. For |
| they seem to never want to be in the house, show a | | | | example, if your teenager buys frebreeze or asks that |
| flagrant disrespect for the family's rules, stop taking | | | | a fan be put in his bedroom without showing an |
| part in their responsibilities in the house, or shut | | | | interest in such things previously, it might be because |
| themselves in their room while never coming out, they | | | | he wants ways to cover up a smell. |
| may have a problem. | | | | The biggest and most obvious indicator of drug use is |
| Another warning sign is if you notice valuable items | | | | if you find actual paraphernalia in the house. Cigarette |
| disappearing from the house or if you notice money | | | | rolling papers, pipes, or roach clips, for example. It is a |
| disappearing from your purse or wallet. If you find that | | | | good idea to familiarize yourself with the basic tools |
| your teen has taken these things from under your | | | | used by drug users, so you know what to look out for. |
| nose, then he might be using them to fund a habit. | | | | Otherwise, you may confuse a roach clip for a simple |
| There are also many physical indicators that you can | | | | pair of tweezers. |