{"id":7980,"date":"2011-11-13T23:45:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-13T23:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=7980"},"modified":"2016-10-04T15:45:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T15:45:34","slug":"parents-know-warning-signs-of-drug-abuse-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2011\/11\/parents-know-warning-signs-of-drug-abuse-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents: Know warning signs of drug abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<strong>Q: <\/strong>How can I tell if my child has been using marijuana?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A:<\/strong> There are some signs you might be able to see. If someone is high on marijuana, he or she might:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0Seem dizzy and have trouble walking;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Seem silly and giggly for no reason;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Save very red, bloodshot eyes; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Have a hard time remembering things that just happened.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0When the early effects fade, the user can become very sleepy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0Parents should be aware of changes in their child&#8217;s behavior, although this may be difficult with teens. Parents should look for withdrawal, depression, fatigue, carelessness with grooming, hostility and deteriorating relationships with family members and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0In addition, changes in academic performance, increased absenteeism or truancy, lost interest in sports or other favourite activities, and changes in eating or sleeping habits could be related to drug use. However, these signs may also indicate problems other than using drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">In addition, parents should be aware of:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0Signs of drugs and drug paraphernalia, including pipes and rolling papers;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Odour on clothes and in the bedroom;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Use of incense and other deodorizers;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Use of eye drops; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">Clothing, posters, jewellery, etc., promoting drug use.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Source: The National Institute on Drug Abuse\u00a0 2010<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Q: How can I tell if my child has been using marijuana? A: There are some signs you might be able to see. If someone is high on marijuana, he or she might: \u00a0Seem dizzy and have trouble walking; Seem silly and giggly for no reason; Save very red, bloodshot eyes; and Have a hard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cannabis-marijuana","category-parents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}