Problem: Article: It is common for family or group of friends to have a plethora of electronic devices at their disposal. Instead of posting about how boring the car trip is on social media, use your cellphones, tablets, computers, electronic readers, and gaming devices to pass the time. Consider using the devices to: Challenge your fellow passengers to a gaming tournament. Read about the cities and states you are driving through. Journal about your road trip. Play retro video games. Explore the night sky or regional terrain Road trips are about making memories. You can preserve these memories with your camera. Capture every funny, boring, frustrating, uncomfortable, and brilliant moment in a .jpeg. You document your trip by posting the pictures to social media sites. You can use apps to create custom postcards out of your pictures and send them to your friends and family members. You can create a traditional or digital scrapbook out of the photos. As you drive to and from your final destination, you can edit the photos you've taken in the car. Pass the time on the road while listening to podcasts. Unlike audiobooks, podcasts are short and rarely serializedif you lose focus or fall asleep, you won't be completely lost. You can download podcasts online or directly from iTunes. Podcasts cover a broad range of topics, from comedy to science fiction, education to pop culture/entertainment, and every topic in between. You will be able to find podcasts appropriate for every age level. Kids and adults alike can appreciate a DVD player and monitor on a long car ride. Movies keep kids entertained, engaged, and quiet. On your journey, you can watch your favorite films, view vintage flicks, or experience new blockbusters. Opt to watch films related to the places you will visit.
Summary: Entertain yourself with your electronic devices. Snap pictures of your trip. Listen to podcasts. Watch movies.

Problem: Article: While you may plan to live in a public park or state forest, understand that it may be illegal to live in these areas. Make sure that there are no rules about sleeping in public or forbidding "vagrancy." In state and national parks, check to see if you need a camping license. You can research laws on a city or state website or by visiting a county law library. State and national park guidelines are usually listed on their website. Never trespass on somebody else's land. You could be fined or arrested. Location is everything. You should find a safe area where you can set up your shelter without being disturbed. If you are in a city or urban area, you might be limited in where you can set up, but in the wilderness, you just have to find a secure location. If you are living in the wilderness, you should find a place that is far away from any potential hazards (such as cliffs, rockfalls, avalanches, or flooding). Find a location that is close to fresh water and to places where you can forage for materials. In a town, you may be able to set up a shelter under a bridge, at the beach or park, or just outside city limits. While you can always sleep under the stars, you should have some sort of shelter to protect yourself from wild animals, bad weather, or wind. You can easily make your own shelter out of local materials or from a tarp. A tent is the easiest and most convenient form of shelter. If you don't have a tent, you can hang a tarp between two trees for a similar effect. If you are living in a hot, dry climate, you might build a ramada. This is a roof suspended on poles without walls. If you are living in snowy conditions, try a snow cave or an igloo. A quinzhee is also an option. This is a dome made out of snow with a hollow inside. Use whatever materials you have on hand for the shelter. If you don't have a tarp, for example, you can use garbage bags or an old raincoat. A good sleeping bag will insulate you during cold or nasty weather, and it provides a certain degree of comfort as well. Try to invest in a good sleeping bag that you can carry with you wherever you go. If you need to make your own bed, insulate the ground with a tarp, leaves, ferns, blankets, or other materials to help keep heat in your shelter and your bed. Cover yourself with a tarp or blanket if possible.
Summary: Check your local laws. Choose a suitable location. Build a shelter. Get a sleeping bag.

Problem: Article: Declining performance in school or work is often connected to drug use. Drugs not only decrease mental capacity, they increasingly dominate a user's thought process. Instead of focusing on issues related to education or employment, a drug user may be constantly thinking about becoming intoxicated, and how to obtain more drugs. Both insomnia and unusual sleepiness may indicate drug use. Does the individual sometimes seem strangely lethargic and tired? Do they suddenly crash and sleep for long periods of time? Alternately, do they have giddy or manic energy even without sleeping? See-sawing between high and low energy, between periods of excessive and insufficient sleep, should raise the alarm. Opiate users may exhibit a euphoric wave of energy and then abruptly fall asleep, even while sitting upright. Alcoholics might be full of energy at night and then sleep well into the morning, exhibiting an aversion to light and sound. An LSD high can last for up to 12 hours, during which time an individual cannot sleep. But following the high, a user may "crash" and sleep for an entire day. Have they started doing things they previously considered immoral? Have they been lying and skipping school or work? Are they asking to borrow unusual amounts of money? Have property, valuables, and money gone missing? Are they taking risks that put themselves and others in harm's way? Answering yes to any of these questions may indicate problematic drug use. Have they become more reclusive, avoiding family and long-time friends? Are they more irritable and distant with loved ones? Has the individual started hanging out with mysterious new friends that they refuse to introduce? Are they taking suspicious phone calls, or constantly texting unknown people? If so, the individual may be using drugs. Consider looking through the individual's dresser, desk drawers, or clothing pockets. Suspicious items may include eye drops, mouthwash, "baggies," cigarette rolling papers, cotton swabs, roach clips, pipes, bongs, needles, pill bottles, incense, or room deodorizers. While some of these are common personal hygiene items, they could also indicate a drug use problem. Be very careful when infringing on an individual's privacy. You may anger them greatly and you will be very embarrassed if you are mistaken about their drug use. Only look through someone's personal things if you deeply concerned about their wellbeing and willing to face the consequences of doing so.
Summary:
Watch for decreases in attention-span, memory, motivation, and/or concentration. Note drastic changes in sleeping patterns and energy levels. Notice changes in an individual's values and morals. Reflect on changes to an individual's social life. Check for the presence of suspicious items.