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September 26, 2006, 5:49 pm PDT
Look for the signs.
Quote From: cheekerCome on, anybody who is clueless and shocked by this news must be living under a rock. If your teen is in such a need for a high that they're grabbing paint thinner from your garage, you're either the most naive adult in the world or you're job is taking WAY too much attention away from your family. That's a sure sign that your teen has already experimented with other more conventional illegal drugs, and if that's not obvious, I pity you. Robo-tripping has been around for at least 10 years. Let's cut the "Whatsa matta with kids today?" routine. Well, I think that kids CAN hide the actual physical evidence of their getting high, but there are certainly other warning signs that parents would do well to pay more attention to (and yes, I agree that parents are way out of touch with what their kids are up to, and it's sad). If your kid was in honors classes and suddenly starts making C's, something is wrong. If your teen is acting out and being disrespectful to you whereas they were not before, something is wrong. If your child is acting much more withdrawn and basically stops speaking to people in the family, something is wrong. If your kid looks pale, gaunt, dark circles under the eyes, and basically just ill... something is WRONG. It might just be teen relationship angst, pressure in school, or whatever, but it might be something more-- and it's worth getting to the bottom of it before your child hits bottom.
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