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When Addiction Comes Home
by Mara M. Baun, D.N.Sc., F.A.A.N. and Nancy J. Dapper, M.P.A.
Substance Abuse in the Family Identify it—Then Take Action
Drug and alcohol use, abuse and addiction are causing problems for many families today. When you suspect that your child, your sister—even your father or mother—may be in trouble, it's important to know what to look for. And what to do.
Signs of substance abuse and dependence are not that difficult to identify:
- money, alcohol or valuables missing
- changed behaviors: with regard to friends, usual schedules and activities
- new outbursts of anger, paranoia, defensiveness; significant mood swings
- decline in grades or work performance; absenteeism
- secrecy, lying, increasing difficulties with communication
- accidents, falls, illness, lapses of concentration
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