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How to Tell if Your Teenager Needs Teen Drug Treatment

Teen treatment centers on a daily basis treat hundreds of cases wherein teenagers are addicted to a variety of drugs and alcohol. In fact, the amount and variety of drugs that they take are no different from what adults consume.  The symptoms and signs of drug abuse among teens have a bearing on the kind of drugs that they abuse.  Here are some of the symptoms and signs shown by them when take variety of drugs:

Alcohol abuse: Some of the common signs of alcohol abuse in teens include smell of alcohol on their breath or body, bloodshot eyes, erratic behavior, abusive demeanor, lying, stealing, mood swings, having things that are related to alcohol abuse like alcohol bottles etc, change in the group of friends that he has.
Tobacco addiction or smoking: The signs are discolored lips and stained teeth, frequent smell of tobacco from his breath, cigarette butts at various places in his room or paraphernalia like ash-tray.
Cannabinoids:  Signs of cannabinoid abuse includes sleepiness, increased appetite, lethargy, increased state of excitement or happiness, paranoia and reddish tine in the whites of eyes.
Inhalant addiction: Example of inhalant addiction among teens is visible in the form of confused mindset, irritability, smell of gasoline or other solvent in the body and runny nose
Depressants: Signs of addiction to depressants, according to a famous teen treatment program, is in the form of lowered inhibitions, slowed heart rate, low blood pressure, inability to sleep, dizziness and even going into the state of coma.
Cold medication: if a teenager is addicted to prescription drug addiction like cold medications for instance, Benadryl; the signs exhibited include anxiety, rapid or fluctuating heart-beats and inability to sleep.
Narcotics:  The symptoms of narcotic abuse include increased tolerance towards pain, overexcited behavior, lethargy, slowed heart beats etc.
Hallucinogens: Teens who are addicted to hallucinogens tend to have problems sleeping; their perceptions are blurred, they are not in touch with their emotional responses and they experience a sense of paranoia.
Dissociatives: Teens who are into abusing ‘dissociative anesthetics’ tend to experience high blood pressure, increased heart rate, loss of memory, aggressiveness, irritability and even vomiting
Club Drugs: Teens who take club drugs like Ecstasy tend to get increasingly intimate with people, experience euphoria, is not able to sweat and gives in easily to sexual overtures.
Anabolic steroids: Teens who consume anabolic steroids tend to get irritated easily, experience rapid growth in muscle, loss of scalp hair, increase in acne etc.

As we know, drug addiction can be so highly embedded in the body and mind of the victim that when there is a withdrawal, the physical symptoms tend to be just about the opposite of how a person feels when getting high on these.  Parents have to make sure that they are in close watch about the changing behavior of their teens once they are addicted to drugs. They should not hesitate to bring their kids to teen rehab centers where comprehensive treatment is given to break their addiction and lead a drug free life as quickly as possible.

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