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Warning
Signs of Addiction
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Focus test on Children-
- Lousy
grades
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Hostile, aggressive or rebellious behavior
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Loss of interest in hobbies or sports
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Truancy
- Deteriorating
relationships with family
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Physical changes such as red eyes, runny nose, extreme weight
loss, sore throats, easy bruising
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Evidence of drug paraphernalia, such as pipes or rolling papers
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Focus test on Adults -
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the drug use result in the failure to fulfill major obligations
at work or home?
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drugs used in situations that are physically hazardous, such as
while driving a car?
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Have legal problems resulted from the drug use, such as arrests
for disturbing the peace?
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Does the drug use continue even though it causes social problems,
such as fights with a spouse?
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Are large amounts of time spent trying to find drugs?
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the amount of time dedicated to social and recreational activities
been reduced in order to use drugs?
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Are more and more drugs needed to achieve a desired effect?
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Has stopping drug use ever resulted in feelings of sickness?
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12-Question Quiz designed To Help You Decide
if you have a problem with Booze or Drugs -
- Do
you drink because you have problems? To relax?
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Do you drink when you get mad at other people, your friends or
parents?
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Do you prefer to drink alone, rather than with others?
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your grades starting to slip?
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you goofing off on your job?
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Did you ever try to stop drinking or drink less and fail?
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Have you begun to drink in the morning, before school or work?
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Do you gulp your drinks?
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Do you ever have loss of memory due to your drinking?
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you lie about your drinking?
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you ever get into trouble when you're drinking?
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Do you get drunk when you drink, even when you don't mean to?
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Do you think it's cool to be able to hold your liquor?
Copyright
© 1988, 1998 by A.A.
World Services, Inc.
Pastor Jim's excellent web site pleaseconvinceme.com
Excellent
Prevention/ Info web site for Parents
The
Anti-Drug
World's
largest resource
for current information and materials
about alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.
"
Don't expect what you don't inspect. "
"Don't give up and Don't give in"
Pastor
Tom of Calvary Ranch
Santos
home page www.santosministries.org
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