3. Possible Solutions: These are some places you can go to or call to get more help for your child.
• There are many good books that you can get.
• Your local law enforcement agencies have community relation, resource, and drug prevention officers that can refer you to local agencies that can help.
• Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous have chapters in almost every city in North America. .
• Also check your yellow pages for more information.
The Problem: Children Using Drugs.
There is no sign that will pop up on your child's forehead saying that he or she is having a drug problem, but if you are alert enough you can see some of the indications. (www.drugwars.com).
As our children grow older, we see changes in their actions and behavior; we figure that these changes maybe part of growing up. Even though drug-related children maybe subtle, they have warning signs that they will show. As parents, we can watch them very closely without saying anything to see if there actions have changed and how there behavior is also. There are certain things to look for when doing this, some of those things are, spends a lot of time alone in their room or away from home, changes in personal grooming habits, withdraws from family activities and contact, and demonstrates a lack of responsibility. Those are some things they can look for when there child's actions start to change. (www.drugwars.com).
If and when there behavior starts to change, there are also some other things to look for to tell if that is changing. Starting off with becomes more aggressive or more withdrawn, mood swings "quickly goes from happy to sad, poor grades in school, and poor attendance in school. (www.drugwars.com) Those are some of the things they would look for if there child's behavior started to change. Sometimes it can be hard to try to see these things in the beginning, but as they use the drug more and more the parents will be able to tell what is going on by then.