| While there are many issues with teenagers that | | | | family beliefs. |
| strike fear in the heart of a parent, teen drug use | | | | Signs of Teens drugs use: |
| is the prime one. But you can’t let your fear | | | | · loss of interest in family activities and |
| force you to ignore drug concerns in your | | | | disrespecting family rules |
| child’s life. Each and every teenager knows | | | | · defiant of authority |
| someone in school who experiments or uses | | | | · poor work performance |
| drugs. Every teen has seen it on television or in | | | | · negative, argumentative, paranoid or confused, |
| the newspapers. To bring up a drug-free teenager | | | | destructive, anxious |
| you’ll need to put your fear aside and | | | | · overly tired or hyperactive |
| empower your teenager with all the positive | | | | · drastic weight loss or gain |
| aspects of life to meet this issue head on. | | | | · reduced memory and attention span |
| Few things parents should know about preventing | | | | Though some of these warning signs of drug |
| teen drug use: | | | | abuse may be present in your teen, but it does |
| · Be there for your teen when he needs to get | | | | not mean that they are definitely using drugs. |
| out of a bad situation. | | | | There could be causes for some of these |
| · Get to know your teen’s friends and their | | | | behaviors. Even the life stage of adolescence is a |
| parents on a first name basis. | | | | valid reason for many of them to exist. On the |
| · Keep connected in the after school hours. | | | | other side of that, do not ignore the warning signs |
| · Be a role model. | | | | of teenage drug abuse. |
| · Unite your family against drugs using strong | | | | |