Very few have had this question crossed their mind or rarely do when they see their little prince or princess become a total stranger. It could be a brother, cousin or a child in the neighborhood who used to be vibrant with big dreams.
Teenagers are dynamic and there could be a lot of changes happening all at once that there’s a high chance of missing important cues that could help decipher if it’s basic growth or a whole lot more going on.
There are several possibilities of change ranging from an excellent child who had gradually slipped into academic deterioration, having to change school multiple times or has developed an habit of absconding, s/he prefers to stay back in school or street for no just course yet the grades ain’t showing the extra time claimed to have been spent in school and on non-existent projects. All these are possible cues.
Keeps picking up fight with everyone , money recurrently goes missing ,becomes overly sensitive when their bags are picked up ,parents feeling un-ease about theit ward’s choice of friends ,recurrent pattern of lies, formerly ambitious now totally laid back, gradual withdrawal from previously exciting activities like family bonding time or music but would rather stay locked up the entire day. All these are signals to bigger issues, however earliest sign might just be any form of deviation from the child’s usual.
Another important category are young people with failed exemplification with absentee fathers, uncle or brother that are drug users. Children that have experienced abandonment or abuse of any sort, teenager that had to fend for themselves way too early and got exposed to the streets. This groups have multiplied risk and all of the above could be your cue.
It’s not absolute that it’s drugs but these sure are definitely troubled children who need help, although they often deny it and struggle to accept that they do. Usually insight begins with one person and that one person could be you. It only takes one person to see the bigger picture. It usually takes one person to suspect that there might be a lot more going on. Help can be sought as long as there’s a ray of insight.
So yes, it could be drugs.
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