Signs and Symptoms of Youth Chemical Dependency
| - Decrease of attention span | - Drop out of extracurricular activites |
| - Increase abscence from school | - Loss of ordinary will power |
| - Problems in school (Behavior, skipping classes) | - Increase truancy/Legal issues |
| - Grades Change | - Onset of daily highs |
| - Changes in peer group | - Impaired thinking/obsession with using |
| - Changes in appearance & personality | - Runs out of alibis |
| - Less time spent with family | - Continuing to act "Big and Bad" |