Signs of drug use in children

  Signs of drug use in children include but are not limited to:   

• A change in the child's friends, a new group
• Seclusive behavior
• Long unexplained periods away from home
• Lying
• Stealing
• Involvement with the law
• Deteriorating family relations
• Obvious intoxication (being drunk or high), delirious, incoherent, or unconscious
• Distinct changes in behavior and normal attitude
• Decreased school performance