| Drug abuse by teenagers is very common,
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| | history of alcohol or drug abuse should
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| which can lead to disastrous consequences
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| | especially abstain and refrain from
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| in the future. A large proportion of
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| | experimenting.
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| deaths in people between 15 and 24 are
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| | The user's preoccupation with drugs, plus
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| reportedly connected in some way or the
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| | its effects on mood and performance, can
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| other to drug or alcohol abuse. Such
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| | lead to poor performance in schools,
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| abuse also leads to violent criminal
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| | colleges or workplaces, resulting in
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| acts, such as assault, murder or rape.
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| | dismissal. A child's drug abuse can
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| Some young people also take drugs to
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| | devastate parents and other family
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| overcome depression and anxiety.
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| | members, and ruin family life. According
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| If a young member of your family suddenly
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| | to the National Survey of American
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| starts behaving in a aberrant manner or
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| | Attitudes on Substance Abuse conducted by
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| tries to keep aloof from other family
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| | the National Center on Addiction and
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| members, you have some reasons to be
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| | Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia
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| suspicious. Physical signs like red eyes,
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| | University, teens and their parents view
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| nagging cough, and changes in eating and
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| | drugs as their biggest concern.
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| sleeping habits should also serve as
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| | The effects of different types of drugs
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| warning signals.
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| | on teenagers include irritability,
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| A teenager with a family history of drug
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| | insomnia, convulsions, anxiety, paranoia,
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| abuse and a lack of social skills can
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| | violent behavior, memory loss, learning
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| move rapidly from the level of
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| | problems, increased heart rate, lethargy,
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| experimentation to grave abuse or
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| | panic attacks, symptoms of chronic
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| dependency. Some other teenagers, who
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| | bronchitis, daily coughs and phlegm, more
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| have no family history of such abuse, may
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| | frequent chest colds, muscle tension,
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| also reach the level of utter dependency.
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| | teeth clenching, dehydration,
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| Although any prediction is almost
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| | hypothermia, brain damage, and death.
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| impossible, teenagers with a family
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