Answer:  If your child exhibits one or more of the following behaviors or moods, drugs might have become a part of his or her life.  It is worth noting that these are also symptoms of other potential problems and therefore deserve parental attention whether drugs are the cause or whether something else is the cause.

- Is withdrawn, depressed, tired, ore careless about personal grooming.

- Is hostile, uncooperative, and frequently breaks curfews.

- Hangs around with a new group of friends.

- Grades have slipped, and school attendance is irregular.

- Loses interest in hobbies, sports, and other favorite activities.

- Eating and sleeping patterns have changed.

-	Has a hard time concentrating.

- Has red-rimmed eyes and runny nose, but doesn't have allergies or a cold.

- Household money has been disappearing.

- You find items in your home:  pipes, rolling papers, small medicine bottles, eye drops, butane lighters, homemade pipes, or bongs (pipes that use water as a filter) made from soda cans or plastic beverage containers.