Lying, aggression, anger, mood swings, new friends, changes in sleep patterns, all of these are red flags that your teen may be abusing drugs.

When I was growing up, parents didn’t worry about drugs until their teens got to high school. But these days, kids are beginning to experiment at younger and younger ages.

So, if you’ve got a hunch about your teen’s behavior, don’t be afraid to administer a drug test every few weeks, unannounced. Even if they squeal in protest!

Your teen needs need to know how serious you are about keeping drugs out of their life … even if it means putting them in rehab or reporting them to the authorities.

Better a few days behind bars than a lifetime in the grip of drugs.

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