Center For Recovery and Education, Inc.
Behavioral Signs of an Adolescent Who Is Using Drugs/Alcohol or Is High Risk To Do So
Check if applicable
- A Drop in Grades: This could be a slow decline in the past year or a sudden decrease.
- Switching Friends: Are you seeing a different set of friends around the house? More objections to his/her choice of friends?
- Social Skills: Not meeting any friends.
- Emotional Highs and Lows: Easily upset, emotional state changes rapidly, doesn't seem as happy as he/she used to be.
- Defiance to Rules and Regulations: Pushing limits, not doing chores, defiance at home and/or school.
- Becoming More Secretive: Not sharing any or very little of their personal problems.
- Loss of Initiative: Less energy, sleeping more than usual.
- Withdrawing from Family Functions: Meals, outings, church.
- Change in Physical Hygiene: Becoming more sloppy, wearing the same clothes frequently, not bathing daily.
- Not Informing You of School Activities: Open houses, times to meet teachers, progress reports, suspensions, and warnings.
- Many Excuses for Staying Out Late: Not coming home on time, not coming home at all, constant excuses.
- Isolating: Spending a lot of time in his/her room.
- Suspicion of Money Missing: Missing from parents, brothers, sisters.
- Alcohol or Prescription Drugs Missing: Suspicion of alcohol or drug use.
- Change in Sleep Patterns: Up late at night and sleeping half the day.
- Excessive Weight Loss: In a short period of time. Change in appetite.
If you have checked three or more boxes, call for a free assessment:
(714) 432-0020
2900 Bristol Street, Suite #C206
Costa Mesa, CA. 92626
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