Early Signs
- A change in peer group
- Decline in academic performance
- Missing classes or skipping school
- Loss of interest in favorite activities
- Carelessness with grooming
- Changes in eating or sleeping habits
- Deteriorating relationships with family members and friends
Marijuana
- Red bloodshot eyes
- Very giddy
- Paranoid or anxious
- Increased appetite (the "munchies")
- Slowed speech/reactions
- Increased mood swings
- Odors remain on clothing
Alcohol
- Glassy and unfocused eyes
- Poor balance and reaction time
- Slurred speech
- Odor remains on breath
- Increased energy at night - sleepy in the morning
- Possible headache or vomitting after heavy consumption/binge drinking
Opiods (Prescription medications, heroin)
- Pinpoint pupils
- Fatigue
- Impaired condition
- Slowed breathing, heart rate, reflexes,
- Sleepiness or sedation
- Heroin smells like vinegar on breath
- High energy - then falls asleep
Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy, Methamphetamines
- Pupils dilate - grow larger
- Needle tracks
- Runny nose, nose bleeds
- Paranoia or anxiousness
- Chronic bad breath - chemical, sulfur smell
- Smoked crack - smells of burning rubber
- Snorting - excessive nosebleeds or sniffles
- Manic episodes = lack of sleep
- Cocaine - breath smells of gasoline or ether
- Fast heart rate
- Agitation or erratic attention span
- Mood swings or depression
- Twitching, shaking, itching
- Hallucinations