The Tell-Tale Trail 23 Signs of Teen Involvement in the Drug Scene by Robert Morton, M.Ed., Ed. She came home after curfew several weeks ago with her clothes smelling of marijuana. She told us she was just experimenting and would never smoke dope again. So far, so good, but our daughter wants to fit in with her friends so strongly that we're worried she may start up again.
Teens are so good at covering up.
If a pattern, or cluster, of indicators exists among the following 23 telltale signs of teenage usage, your suspicions should turn into a preventive action plan. They will assist you in determining the extent to which your teen may be abusing, and support you in your insistence that he stop immediately and begin to get help. This is a very significant indicator. True, teen emotions may vacillate now and then, but watch for rapid changes where your child seems more easily upset and less happy as she used to be. Your teen stops sharing personal problems and holds them inside.