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MATTER OF HEALTH<br />
Drugs & Kids<br />
Destroying a Generation<br />
by Syed O. Quadri, M.D., Psychiatrist<br />
Psych Pointe of Florida • 407-270-7702 • www.psychpointe.com<br />
www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com x December 6 — 19, 2018 x 5<br />
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Parents should beware of kids having<br />
problems with mood, behavioral<br />
issues and poor grades in school.<br />
The majority of children get exposed<br />
to drugs in middle school, and many<br />
get addicted to them in high school.<br />
Watch out for the following signs,<br />
and if seen, get help as soon as possible.<br />
You could be saving a life and<br />
a generation: Falling school grades,<br />
lack of interest in daily life activities<br />
or in school, truancy, slowness in<br />
speech, poor social interactions, fatigue<br />
and lethargy, isolation, anger,<br />
aggression, defiance, stealing, lying,<br />
unnecessary arguments at home,<br />
fights with other children at school,<br />
increased impulsivity, unusual mood<br />
and behavioral changes.<br />
Drug use, abuse and addiction<br />
can lead to physical, mental and legal<br />
issues that can cause either lifelong<br />
impairment or death by either<br />
overdosing or mixing drugs that lead<br />
to cardiac failure. The most common<br />
drugs used illegally these days are<br />
nicotine/tobacco, alcohol, marijuana,<br />
K2, Spice (synthetic marijuana),<br />
hashish, heroin, opiates (pain<br />
pills), cocaine, amphetamines, meth,<br />
MDMA (ecstasy), benzodiazepines,<br />
GHB, ketamine, PCP, salvia, dextromethorphan<br />
(cough syrup), LSD,<br />
mescaline, psilocybin (mushrooms),<br />
anabolic steroids and inhalants.<br />
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DEC. 1ST, 2018<br />
Unfortunately, only one in 10 people<br />
who are using drugs receive substance<br />
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than sorry. ª<br />
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