Is Your Child Using Drugs or Alcohol?

• Change in behavior or grades
• Red eyes/use of eye drops
• Lack of motivation
• Truancy/ tardiness from school
• Impaired memory/judgment
• Eating extremes
• Withdrawal from family
• Mood changes, irritable. Hostile
• Disappearance of money or valuable items
• Depression, loneliness, or paranoia
• Burning candles or incense
• Fatigue & loss of vitality
• Sleep disturbances
• Secretiveness
• Vagueness about activities
• Less attention to appearance
• Chronic cough, chest pains, difficulty fighting infections
• Drug orientated graffiti on belongings

• One or more parent is actively involved in their life
• Feel a sense of responsibility to others
• Adults who are supportive of positive lifestyle choices
• Little free time to become ‘bored’
• Good self-esteem and self confidence
• Don’t feel the need to be part of the crowd
• Feel they can speak to their parents and be heard

• Realize that teen alcohol and drug usage is NOT a rite of passage
• Make sure your kids are clear on your expectations around alcohol and drug use
• Set rules with clear consequences
• Refuse to supply alcohol to underage youth in your home or on your property
• Talk to other parents when your teen will be at an event in their home
• Keep track of the alcohol that is in your home
• Be a role model for your child by showing responsible drinking behavior