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DRUG-ABUSE PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORIAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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DRUG-ABUSERS TYPICALLY DISPLAY COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS IN THEIR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND/OR BEHAVIOR.  LEARN WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR RIGHT HERE...

Drug abuse not only adversely affects the individual who "does" drugs, it also seriously affects their family, their friends, and their workplace or school.  General "known-indicator” summaries of a drug-abuser's physical and behavioral symptoms are listed for you further down on this page.

"Known-indicators" are the more common - and easily observable by you - signs and symptoms of drug-use by an individual.  If you already know a family member, a friend, a co-worker or schoolmate is using drugs, they need help.  If you care about them, talk to them.  If you are not sure they are "using", then your personal and direct observation of a number (it's usually more than just "one") of these symptoms may help give you the confidence to approach them and talk with them about the help they need.  The following web site will be helpful to them, too:  Drug-abuse HELP and TREATMENT Center LOCATER for all 50 states  Please refer this site to them!

Major categories of drug use/abuse indicators are:

                    PERFORMANCE indicators
                    BEHAVIORAL indicators
                    PHYSICAL indicators
                    PARAPHERNALIA indicators

Review each of these four categories frequently until you know them well.  This will enable you to be “on the lookout” for these signs and symptoms and to recognize them in your home, your workplace, or school.   By "getting involved" and helping those you love or care for, you may prevent drug problems before they reach crisis level!

First, an important caveat:  while the following in combination represent "known-indicators" of drug-abuse, they certainly do not "prove" abuse of drugs.  For example, a few of these indicators can be attributed to a newly-acquired emotional stress (death in the family, job loss, a divorce, etc.).  Frankly, a few of them are also identical to symptoms a person exhibits when they simply have the "flu-bug"!  You may even recognize that some of these symptoms are a "standard description" of how you might define the "personality" of someone - or a number of "someones" - whom you know very well.  In other words, "...it's just the way they have always been".

On the other hand, in combination, these symptoms could well be drug-abuse related....that's especially if you observe a "sudden" appearance of a combination (e.g., 3-4-5 or more) of these indicators in an individual you personally know very well.   If you recognize that these "indicators" represent "new" behavior for them, the possibility is strong that those sudden changes are a result of newly-begun drug-use.  Please keep the above caution in mind as you familiarize yourself with the following:

• “Performance” indicators that are often (but not always) specific to drug-abuse
  excessive absenteeism or tardiness
  lower productivity, lower grades in school
  missed deadlines
  excessive equipment breakdown because of poor maintenance
  deteriorating work quality
  poor morale
  increased minor accidents, mistakes
  multiple reports of theft, missing personal items by co-workers, classmates
  
  

• “Behavioral” indicators that are often (but not always) specific to drug-abuse
  sudden change in attitude, work, or behavior- a new, “I don’t care attitude”
  sudden deterioration of long friendships, relationships
  "explosive" arguments and disagreements over small matters
  frequent hangover symptoms
  using drug culture jargon
  secretive behavior
  avoiding “straight” (non drug-users) co-workers or classmates
  erratic behavior-forgetfulness-indecision
  deterioration in personal appearance and hygiene
  hyper-activity, constant toe or heel-tapping and/or "drumming" of fingers
  easy excitability
  restlessness, increased physical activity   wearing of long-sleeved garments in very warm weather
  new financial problems or frequent borrowing of money
  
  

• “Physical” indicators that are often (but not always) are specific to drug-abuse
  small blood spots or bruises on skin
  bloodshot or watery eyes
  runny or irritated nose, irritating cough, sore throat
  speech pattern changes, slurred speech, faster speech, slower speech
  tremors or jitters
  constant scratching of skin, "picking" at skin and hair on arms, etc.
  poor coordination, tripping, spilling, bumping into things and other people
  large or small (dilated) pupils
  a faint skin odor- either sweet or acrid
  easily fatigued or constantly fatigued
  hyper-excitability
  
  

• “Paraphernalia” indicators that are often (and almost always) specific to drug-abuse
  possession of hypodermic needles, balloons, aluminum foil wrappers, mirrors or flat metal, short straws, glass pipes, smoking pipes, capsules, vials, or folded paper envelopes, a cigarette lighter (or small butane torch) when carried by a known "non-smoker"
  
  

  • Possession" of drugs is a definite "tip-off" of drug-abuse!
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