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* Change in friends; hanging out with a new group.
* Reclusive behavior - long periods spent in self imposed isolation.
* Long, unexplained absences.
* Lying and stealing.
* Involvement on the wrong side of the law.
* Deteriorating family relationships.
* Obvious intoxication, delirious, incoherent or unconscious.
* Changes in behavior and attitude.
* Decrease in school performance.
Please remember that these can be signs of other emotional and mental problems. Especially with teens, be on the lookout for clinical depression that could lead to suicidal thoughts, whether or not drugs seem to be present. It is not uncommon for people suffering from depression to attempt to self-medicate with drugs, alcohol or both.
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The theory of substance abuse that describes symptoms?
Disease Model
When a soldier shows signs and symptoms of substance abuse what should you do?
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Psychiatry Physicians are the best to diagnose substance abuse.
