Signs That Your Child Might Be Using Drugs

What Are The Signs?

Here is a list of symptoms, but please remember the presence of many of these does not necessarily mean there is an addiction problem.

Physical Signs

• Slurred speech, slow or unresponsive reactions, or over-talkativeness
• Loss of motor skills
• Sudden weight loss or gain
• Change in appearance or loss of interest in appearance and personal hygiene
• Pupil dilation or red eyes
• Sweating, increased perspiration odor or bad acne
• Significant changes in sleeping and waking hours
• Insomnia or hyperactivity (may stay up or out all night)

Psychological signs

• Noticeable personality changes like unexplained mood swings, lying, arguing, inappropriate anger, uncharacteristic irritability, giddiness, depression, or hostility
  
  
• Complaints about medical or emotional problems like acute indigestion, stomach disorders, paranoia, ulcers, or talk of suicide
  
  
• Difficulty in handling complex or multiple mental functions without becoming frustrated, violent, or intimidated by the perceived insurmountable task

Help! My Kid Is On Drugs

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Acknowledgment: This page was adapted by Alonso Lopez from the original Partnership For A Drug-Free America.