Characteristic signs of drug addiction. Signs of drug addiction, external signs of a drug addict

How to recognize a drug addict by appearance and behavior? Sometimes it's very simple. Characteristic changes in the eyes, face and physique, changes in lifestyle and character - all this can betray a person who has begun to use illegal substances.

How to recognize a drug addicted person: what to look for in the first place?

There are several ways to distinguish an addict from a non-user.

Appearance

How to recognize drug addicts by external signs? Pay attention to the eyes (first of all, pupil size), complexion, skin condition, physique, as well as the places where drug addicts usually inject (elbows of the arms, popliteal folds). How to find out exactly what substances a person takes based on his appearance is described in the following sections of the article.

Sometimes external signs can give out even a former drug addict. A too wrinkled face that does not correspond to the passport age, scars on the hands, acquired cardiovascular diseases at a young age - all this can be the consequences of drug addiction. However, these symptoms can occur for completely different reasons. Therefore, there is no one hundred percent way to find out whether a person has taken drugs in the past or not.

Behavior

It immediately betrays a person using illegal substances. By behavior, you can calculate even a novice drug addict. If your son or other relative has become different from before: more aggressive or, conversely, too calm, think about what could have provoked such a sudden change in character. Although it's hard for you to even imagine that your child is a drug addict, take a drug test to see if he's taking anything.

Personal items

How to spot a drug addict? Sometimes for him, everyone can tell his personal things. Further in the article, you will learn what items will help you understand that a person needs to be urgently saved from drug addiction.

Drug test

Now you can buy it at any pharmacy. This is the only one hundred percent way to identify a drug addict. In case of any suspicion, it is better to immediately check whether the person is using any substances. After all, the sooner the fact of drug addiction is confirmed, the easier it will be to cure it.

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Common Signs of Drug Use: A Detailed Review

The modern illegal market offers a wide range of banned substances. All of them have a different effect on the body, so the signs of drug addiction may be different. However, the first external symptoms of a drug addict will already give you a reason to check the person and, if necessary, urgently begin his treatment.

• Abrupt changes in behavior. Because of taking drugs, a person becomes not the same as before: more aggressive, often “crazy”. Or, on the contrary, too calm - does not even respond to serious problems. Although adolescents can normally change their behavior dramatically due to a crisis of adolescence, sometimes this can be the first wake-up call.
• The emergence of new friends about which a person does not want to talk about anything.
• The use of slang words that were previously absent from the vocabulary.
• Violation of sleep and wakefulness. A person may suffer from insomnia due to the use of stimulants, or may sleep for days after taking opiates.
• Appetite disorders. For example, a person consumes a lot of sweets (which can give out a weed user) or refuses to eat (which can be a symptom of taking psychostimulants).
• A sharp increase in spending on needs unknown to you. If your child has begun to ask for more money and does not say why he needs it, or if you notice the loss of valuable things from home, think about it. You need to take immediate action. The best thing is to conduct a drug test and, if suspicions are confirmed, immediately begin drug addiction treatment. You may also need to work with a family psychologist yourself. Do not think that the drug addict is the only one to blame for the use of drugs. Most often, it is the mistakes of parents that push teenagers to rash acts.
• Changed eyes. Dilated or constricted pupils, changes in gaze, the appearance of an unhealthy shine or “veil” in the eyes are all symptoms of drug addiction and substance abuse.
• Changes in body weight. Stimulant addicts are usually overly thin.

What drug addicts look like: distinctive features of the eyes, face, body

What kind of substances a person uses can be roughly determined by the eyes and characteristic changes in the face.

group of drugs	What are the pupils of drug addicts	Other appearance features
Marijuana (weed, plan)	Extended	The eyes of the addict are red, the eyelids are closed, the face is reddish, the look is either lethargic or agitated
Stimulants: amphetamine (hair dryer), pervitin ("vint" - an injection drug), salt (psychostimulants in the form of powders), ecstasy (psychoactive pills), cocaine	When they are taken, as well as during withdrawal, the pupils dilate.	Excited and "running" look, joyful, surprised or aggressive gleam in the eyes. With prolonged use, insomnia causes blue bags under the eyes. When using powder drugs - a red, inflamed nose, bloody discharge from the nostrils is possible
Heroin, desomorphine ("crocodile") and other opiates	The pupils of opiate addicts are constricted	Sluggish look. Poor skin condition (pallor, earthy tone, dryness, peeling). Puffiness. Downturned corners of the lips. Untidy appearance. Bruises on the arms in the area of ​​the veins

Behavior of a drug addict

Usually, a person who uses illegal substances can be recognized by their behavior.

How drug addicts behave:

• During the period of action of the substance, a person may be overactive, too talkative, or, conversely, lethargic and drowsy. A drug addict can look like a drunk person, but there is no characteristic smell of alcohol from the mouth.
• During withdrawal, the behavior of the addict changes dramatically. He becomes irritable and "twitchy". Then all the other symptoms appear: anxiety and anxiety, dilated pupils, insomnia, chills, sweating, muscle pain, sneezing, runny nose and watery eyes, vomiting, diarrhea.

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Characteristics of heroin addicts

The most characteristic symptom of the use of heroin or other opiates is bruising from injections on the body. They can be located in the following places:

• elbow bends;
• knee bends;
• region of the inguinal veins.

The most inventive drug addicts begin to inject into the sublingual veins so that no traces are visible on the body.

Eyes under heroin become peculiar: the pupils may narrow to a state of tiny, barely noticeable dots.

The skin becomes dry, pale, flaky and flabby. Wrinkles appear early.

Human behavior also allows you to suspect something is wrong:

1. People who use heroin often experience itchy skin. This causes a person to constantly itch.
2. A person can wear long-sleeved clothes even in 30-degree heat - to hide bruises on the veins.
3. Sometimes drug addicts wear sunglasses all the time without taking them off indoors. Thus, they try to hide the narrowed pupils.
4. During the period when a person has the opportunity to regularly receive a dose of the drug, he is constantly lethargic, drowsy, speaks little and indistinctly, coordination is impaired. A heroin addict looks like a drunk person, but the characteristic smell of alcohol from the mouth is absent.

The following things can give a reason to suspect a person of injection drug addiction:

• a lighter, if a person does not smoke, is used to heat the drug before administration;
• syringes;
• antiallergic drugs (most often - Diphenhydramine) - many drug addicts use them to reduce itching - one of the side effects of heroin.

Characteristic signs of a drug addict who uses weed

External distinguishing features:

1. Since marijuana dilates blood vessels, the eyes of the marijuana user literally “fill up” with blood and turn red. The eyelids fall and close slightly - as if a person is sleepy. The pupils are dilated.
2. The face acquires a blush, as marijuana dilates the vessels located in the skin. In case of an overdose, on the contrary, blanching of the skin is possible.
3. The look can be sluggish or, on the contrary, excited.

Behavior features:

1. Laughter for no reason and inadequate reaction to ongoing events.
2. Increased appetite. Under the influence of a drug, a person's taste sensations change, everything seems tastier than usual, so you want to eat a lot. Especially marijuana smokers love sweets.
3. Thirst. When the effect of the drug has already come to naught, the person begins to "dry".
4. Unstable mood. When an addict is under the influence of weed, his emotional state is changeable: laughter and excitement can suddenly give way to lethargy and calmness, and then abruptly flow into anxiety and panic. During periods when a person does not use drugs, he becomes quick-tempered and irritable.
5. Memory disorders. Under the influence of marijuana, a person becomes distracted: he may lose his things or forget what he just wanted to do. This usually resolves completely when the drug wears off. However, long-term regular use of marijuana can provoke chronic forgetfulness. Especially quickly, memory impairments appear in adolescents, since their nervous system is still underdeveloped.

You can also identify a drug addict who uses weed by the things found on him:

• foil, empty plastic bottles, smoking pipes - used for consumption;
• matchboxes - drug addicts store weed in them;
• eye drops - are used to hide the redness of the eyes.

Common signs of drug addicts using psychostimulants

Substances in this group include:

• powders (amphetamine, methamphetamine, salts);
• tablets (ecstasy);
• injections (pervitin, in slang - "screw").

You can recognize a drug addict who uses pills, powders or injections with a stimulating effect by the following behavioral features:

• Emotional swings. During the action of drugs, a person is overactive, talkative, cannot sit still, shows aggression, and when the effect of the substance ends, he is lethargic, lifeless, irritable and apathetic.
• Insomnia.
• The use of sleeping pills or sedatives. Drug addicts who regularly take psychostimulants for a long time simply cannot fall asleep in a natural way.

Signs of an amphetamine addict (hairdryer)

The first distinguishing feature by which a powder addict can be recognized is a red and inflamed nose.

The skin on it can be scratched and damaged, as an addict who sniffs often suffers from itching in the nose area. With prolonged use of drugs, the mucous membrane is damaged, which can lead to frequent bleeding from the nostrils.

You can also recognize a drug addict using a hair dryer by their eyes. After a person has taken amphetamine, the pupils dilate greatly. However, many drug addicts know how to reduce the pupils after a hair dryer, and instill special drops for this, so you should not rely on this symptom too much.

Signs of a Salt Addict

You can recognize a salt addict in the same way as an amphetamine addict.

The only difference is that the effect of amphetamine lasts longer than the effect of salts. Therefore, an amphetamine addict stays longer in a state of activity and excessive vigor, and a salt addict is more irritable and apathetic.

Created a series of photos with tough content about the life of drug addicts in Ukraine. This project earned him the 2012 World Press Photo First Prize.

Ukraine has the largest percentage of HIV-infected people in Europe. Stirton's photographs are ruthless. But perhaps this is the truth that both teenagers and children should see - so that they never touch something that disfigures this life so much - drugs.

1. Below in the photographs is the life of drug addict Tatyana (29 years old), she is HIV-positive.

Once Tatyana worked at a bakery, then she lost her job and went into prostitution, then she first tried drugs. Tatyana developed an addiction very quickly.

Gradually, Tanya's income began to fall, and she was forced to take the cheap drug desomorphine ("crocodile"). Mortality from it is very high, 80% of drug addicts who take desomorphine die within 1-2 years, the remaining 20% ​​die a little later (after 3-4 years).

Desomorphine causes vein thrombosis, tissue necrosis, promotes the spread of infection throughout the body. It is not uncommon for a purulent abscess to form in the brain of a drug addict. 5 injections are enough for the limbs to literally begin to rot. The veins of the drug addict quickly become unusable and he is forced to inject into other places, contributing to the spread of necrosis and infection. Very soon drug addicts lose the ability to move and end up in a hospital. Doctors are forced to amputate a gangrenous limb in order to somehow prolong life. Recovery is out of the question.

So Tatyana developed deep necrosis of the tissues of the left leg. The drug addict's friends help remove necrotic tissue, but this will not lead to anything good, since Tanya has a weakened immune system, and the conditions do not allow her to clean the wound properly. Tanya lives with her 11-year-old son and six other drug-addicted prostitutes in a two-room apartment.

All drug addicts are HIV-infected and inject the potion from the same syringe.

2. In the following photographs, the life of two drug addicts and their mother.

For more than 12 years now she has been supporting her children who are drug addicts, they are also HIV-infected. The woman was forced to quit her job to look after children - this is her cross. Children are drug dealers to survive and have a fix for themselves. Children who are drug addicts often reproach their mother that it is she who is to blame for the fact that they are drug addicts. The woman confessed to a journalist that she wants to die.

8. The life of a drug addict Tatyana (45 years old).

She developed psychosis on the basis of withdrawal, she is constantly excited and rushes around the room. Tanya says that there is a motor inside her, which does not allow her to sit still. She is forced to constantly lean on the walls, as it is difficult for her to keep her balance.

For many drug addicts who have not yet entered the stage when it becomes absolutely all the same, it is important that their relatives, friends and just surroundings do not understand that they are addicted to drugs. They try to hide their addiction and resort to various methods for this.

However, there are not so many such methods. And the signs of drug addiction are still quite bright and obvious to many around.

When an addict hides any one sign, and he succeeds, there are others that are not so easy to get rid of. It is by these signs that any person who is familiar with drug addiction firsthand will identify a severe addiction to drugs. In addition, in addition to obvious external signs, drug addicts change their behavior. And it is impossible to hide or disguise by any means or means.

And no tricks will allow you to hide the serious consequences that drugs leave behind. Especially if taken regularly over an extended period of time.

External signs that drug addicts manage to hide

1. Traces all over the body that remain from constant injections into the veins. These marks are especially common in drug addicts in the elbows of the arms, the knees of the legs or hips, the groin or armpits. Such visible signs of intravenous drug use cause people addicted to them, even in the most intense heat, not to wear short sleeves or shorts.
2. Narrowed to a state of points, the pupils of the eyes. In people who constantly use drugs, the eyes react badly to light, there is even such a term that they use about such a pupil - “shrunken pupil”. Sometimes drugs can cause the opposite reaction, and the pupils constantly remain very dilated.
3. Red eyes. Most addicts who use cannabis drugs have capillaries in the whites of their eyeballs that burst and bleed, which turns the eyes red.

These are not all the signs by which a drug addict can be recognized. In fact, there are many more. And professional drug addicts always have a set of items for taking drugs with them, because without this they simply cannot imagine their life and items that help hide their addiction. How do drug addicts hide these obvious signs?

Masking constricted pupils

The problem of narrow pupils is most often experienced by those drug addicts who use opium drugs. In order to give the pupils a normal appearance, they use a medicine that, in common practice, treats diseases of the stomach. The name of this drug is becarbon.

This medicine has a side effect - when it is taken, the pupils dilate. It is this effect that adherents of heroin, poppy straw opium and crocodile use. In order to expand the pupils, pink tablets of the Becarbon preparation are ground into a fine powder and diluted with water. After that, the solution of the drug is instilled into the eyes a few drops.

Therefore, the packaging of such a drug in a bag or pocket of a friend or relative should alert his loved ones. After all, this may mean that a person is drug addicted and uses strong opiate drugs. I must say that the drug becarbon often dilates the pupils unevenly.

One of them is wider than the other. This is due to the fact that the dosage that enters both eyes can be different, for example, two drops versus three. By such pupils, you can also recognize a drug addict.

But the worst thing is that this drug, used in this way and not for its intended purpose, has a very detrimental effect on human vision. Therefore, very soon, the drug addict who regularly used it, the sharpness of the picture of the world drops dramatically and a muddy and fuzzy movie appears before his eyes.

There are other drugs that can dilate the pupils in the same way as becarbon. These include, in particular, atropine and drugs of its group.

Masking dilated pupils

Dilated pupils of the eyes are mainly among those drug addicts who use narcotic stimulants. To give the eyes a normal look, they also use drugs. For example, such a group of drugs as miotics.

These include drugs such as: fosarbine, pilocarpine, carbacholin, aceclidine, physostigmine, phosphacol and other drugs that can narrow the pupil of the eye. Like the previous camouflage, these drugs greatly impair vision and even often cause cataracts. But those drug addicts who want to hide their addictions do not stop even at complete blindness.

Concealment of injection marks

If there are many traces of intravenous injections on the human body, then for others this is the most obvious sign of drug addiction, which is simply striking. These traces can be seen by any close person, friend or relative of the addict.

And if he also compares it with other signs, for example, strange behavior, then he will make a clear conclusion about a person’s drug addiction. Of course, when the drug addict is asked questions about the nature of these traces, he has to come up with various, sometimes very ridiculous, options for their origin.

Versions may vary. From a squeezed pimple to scratches from a cat's claws. However, even a person who is far from medicine or drugs can distinguish injection marks from other skin lesions.

If you look closely at the marks on the skin, then at the injection sites you will see the inlet of the needle in the form of a small red dot. Very often, a small bruise around the point will form around the injection site. For experienced drug addicts, injection points form entire “roads”, because they follow each other.

When a drug addict injects many times in a row into the same vein, a “well” can form at this place. Each new prick expands and deepens it, making it more distinct and noticeable.

If you take a closer look at the "roads" of a drug addict, you can see some regularity. This is a clear sign that a person is injecting drugs into a vein. After all, "roads" follow only along the lines of veins.

But stubborn in their desire to hide drug addiction, people pass off even the most obvious “roads” as ordinary scratches, and the appearance of “wells” is explained by burns. It all depends only on the degree of development of fantasy in the addict.

Disguise of injection marks occurs by regularly applying various ointments to the injection sites, which serve against the appearance of blood clots. KU such ointments include: troxevasin, hepatrombin and the like. Using these ointments, drug addicts get rid of bruises in a matter of days.

Another way to hide injection marks is a method in which injections are made only in those parts of the body that are not visible to others. For example: the groin area, legs, neck below and under the hair, the back of the forearm or armpit.

With injections in the groin, the addict can afford to wear T-shirts and shorts in the hot summer, no different from other people. True, any drug addict immediately gives out huge circles under the eyes and painful thinness.

Those drug addicts who do not inject in any way, intramuscularly or intravenously, but only smoke narcotic mixtures or sniff drugs, are not much different from other people. And it’s not easy to recognize them as drug addicts. I must say that those drug addicts come to such use of drugs who are afraid for their loved ones or do not want anger on their part.

Red-eye masking

Addicts who use marijuana or other cannabis derivatives suffer from constant severe hunger and dry mouth, and they also have red eyes. And if the first two consequences of taking drugs cannot be hidden, but they do not rush into the eyes, then the red-eye effect is removed with the help of eye drops.

There are many such drops that reduce redness of the eyes and relieve their dryness, the most famous drug is Vizin.

That's all the main ways that help drug addicts hide the outward signs of using certain types of drugs. But close people can always compare a person's behavior, taking these drugs and other signs in order to understand that he is really a drug addict. He suffers from severe addiction and needs help.

An addict can be recognized by the following signs of using popular drugs:

• Reception LSD- dilates the pupils, makes the skin pale, raises body temperature, creates hallucinations, causes rapid pulse and slurred speech.

• Reception Ecstasy- dilates the pupils and gives the eyes a characteristic luster, makes the jaw clenched. A person's teeth creak and his jaws play, he suffers from insomnia.

• Reception marijuana(otherwise cannabis, hashish) - dilates the pupils, makes the eyes red and puffy, makes movements uncertain, increases appetite, makes you laugh for no reason and creates a smile wandering on your face.

• Reception heroin: turns the pupils into "dots", gives the effect of "glass" eyes with half-closed eyelids, slows down breathing. The person experiences drowsiness, suffers from lack of appetite. He often has reddened swollen lips, he scratches his nose and face, and sometimes other parts of the body , there are injection marks on the body, and burnt holes on the clothes.

• Reception amphetamine(otherwise speed, hair dryer, speed) - creates a lack of appetite and mood swings, insomnia begins, a person has dilated pupils, suffers from increased talkativeness, anxiety. The addict develops vigorous activity, which is replaced by severe fatigue. Those addicted people who use the drug, inhaling it through their nose, constantly have plastic cards with traces of scratches on them, they “roll out tracks” and banknotes of money on them, with traces of rolling into a tube.

• Reception Pervitina(otherwise screw) - gives dilated pupils, insomnia, traces of injections are visible on the body. A person has a rapid heartbeat, loses appetite, his muscles and jaws are reduced. The addict is unable to sit still, constantly bites his lips and "goggles" his eyes, and in 90% of cases a strong pungent smell comes from his clothes.

• Reception cocaine(otherwise crack) - repeats the signs of amphetamine use, and adds to them sweating, rapid breathing and a tendency to lengthy reasoning.

In order for drug addiction not to become a verdict, having noticed signs of drug use in a loved one, it is necessary to seek help from specialists. The center successfully fights drug addiction and helps drug addicts to overcome addiction and become normal people again.

It can be compared with an awesome force that destroys everything in its path. Her insidious millstones grind the fate of people. Dreams, love, friendship, compassion, responsibility, a sense of duty are broken on the sharp corners of addiction. It is difficult to admit to oneself that a loved one has become a victim of this disease. But it is even more difficult to wrest it from the clutches of addiction. How to recognize a beginner drug addict? Contrary to popular belief, this is quite difficult to do. If a person is quickly drawn in, the external signs of addiction are noticeable almost immediately. But, oddly enough, in most cases the patient manages to hide his secret from others for a long time.

Behavior changes

Some signs may be common to all drug addicts. It's no secret that any addicted person often changes their mood for no reason. His emotional state is unstable: at first he cries, then laughs. Joy sharply transforms into wild irritability, and psychosis into a detached smile. Uncontrolled outbursts of aggression are something that should alert loved ones. Another clue will be emotions, or rather, their complete absence. If earlier a person showed tenderness, care, affection, now these feelings are alien to him.

If you do not know how to recognize a drug addict, refer to specialized literature. It indicates that such a person has speech and motor inhibition. He can be completely indifferent to what is happening around him. An individual's character changes drastically. If earlier he was the soul of the company, now he becomes a hermit, and vice versa, closed individuals suddenly turn into a ringleader.

Circle of friends

How to recognize a drug addict? Analyze it A person who has fallen under the influence of an addiction can, for no apparent reason, interrupt all old ties. He has new acquaintances, often secret ones, whom he prefers to hide from prying eyes, that is, yours. Such people communicate exclusively by phone, and if they meet, then rarely and always in a secluded corner. All old hobbies and hobbies also fade into the background or completely disappear from the life of an addicted individual.

Since such substances adversely affect performance, children and adolescents can skip school, and adults can not go to the office, ignore tasks. A person often leaves home, disappearing for several days or even weeks. Sometimes he starts stealing to get money for the next dose. Having become addicted to drugs, a person does not pay attention to his relatives and friends, he is not worried about their problems, experiences.

Health

Another important criterion that will tell you how to recognize a drug addict. Firstly, in such a person, the biological rhythms of wakefulness and sleep are significantly disturbed, which cannot go unnoticed by others. During the day, such an individual can doze for many hours in a row, and at night - aimlessly wander around the apartment.

Secondly, he does not eat well or, conversely, cannot get enough of food. He is often tormented by thirst, cravings for sweets intensify. Not surprisingly, soon after the start of taking drugs, a person is overtaken by problems with the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, he is constantly plagued by a runny nose and cough, severe sweating appears. The drug addict's skin becomes pale and dry, the condition of the nails and hair deteriorates significantly.

foreign objects

How to recognize a drug addict? Go into his room and inspect all the nooks and crannies. Strange objects may appear there. For example, you can find a bottle of acetone or used syringes, dry leaves of an unknown plant or incomprehensible powders, mechanical meat grinders or sooty tablespoons, pills that you have never heard the names of, or containers of caustic solvent. If at least one item from this list has been found - immediately sound the alarm! In addition, to finally make sure that your loved one is a drug addict, buy a special test at a pharmacy. If it turns out to be positive, the individual must be immediately rescued from addiction.

What to do?

How to recognize a drug addict, you now know. Remember, however, that many of the signs described above are indirect. They can indicate both addiction and problems in their personal lives. Only an experienced narcologist can make the correct diagnosis by obtaining the results of the tests. When you are convinced that the suspicions are not groundless, do not hide your head in the sand - talk to the person. Perhaps you can convince him to voluntarily go to the clinic and undergo appropriate treatment.

Drug addiction is a terrible addiction. Many people, having once experienced the pleasure of a drug, do not realize the abyss they have driven themselves into. Most modern citizens argue that in life you need to experience all the “charms” of being, but they do not fully understand the meaning of this phrase. Instead of trying psychotropic drugs, it is better to go on a trip or take up an extreme sport. Addiction destroys destinies, breaks dreams, love, friendship. Nothing is sacred to drug addicts.

The first signs of a drug addict

At first, it is quite difficult to notice changes in the behavior of a person who has started using drugs. If you suspect that something is wrong with a friend or relative. In this case, you should pay attention to the main symptoms of an addict. There are different types of drugs according to severity. Therefore, the initial changes of the user will also vary.

• Changes in the manner of writing and speaking.
• Excessive activity, impaired coordination of movements, causeless lethargy.
• Frequent mood swings.
• Absence or, on the contrary, a mad appetite.
• The pupils react badly to light, there is a sparkle in the eyes that looks unnatural.
• The addict has a habitual sleep pattern.
• The color of the skin changes: it turns pale or turns red for no reason.

It is worth paying attention to more significant and specific signs. Because in the modern rhythm of life, we may seem like potential "drug addicts" at first glance. We can also have drowsiness, apathy, appetite disturbance and mood swings.

Signs of drug addiction

1. Hallucinogenic. When taking hallucinogenic drugs, fictional phenomena occur that do not coincide with reality. In this case, the addict does not quite understand what he sees. It seems to a person that he is observing animals and natural phenomena. Some, on the contrary, see the horrors that are fixed in the memory from the films they once watched. In this state, a person can do a lot of stupid things without realizing it. With a long intake or a sharp cessation of the action of such substances, apathy, mental imbalance and a depressive state often appear.
2. Heroin. In a conversation with a heroin addict, you may notice that the addict repeats sentences several times. He drawls and slowly engages in dialogue. Standing falls asleep, after which he abruptly joins in the conversation. If a person is currently under the influence of a drug, he may seem quite a good-natured interlocutor. The addict remains calm and polite enough if nothing irritates him. Note the unusually narrow pupil that does not respond to light. Lips quickly redden, may be swollen and bitten. Unnaturally pale skin is also a sure sign of addiction.
3. Hypnotic. When taking sleeping pills, the symptoms are similar to alcohol intoxication. If you take a large amount of medicine, hallucinations may occur. Drug addicts tend to lack salivation. In most cases, the tongue is strongly weaved, as a result of which speech becomes slurred. Also, people with addiction often experience discoordination of movements.
4. Marijuana. When smoking cannabis, the addict's pupils dilate, redness of the lips and eyes appears. There is also dryness in the mouth. A person who has used marijuana is unusually agile and talks quickly. At the end of the drug, a strong appetite wakes up.
5. intake of volatile substances. An example of such substances is gasoline, Moment glue, acetone, thinner, car paints and varnishes. Often, teenagers begin to breathe in vapors because of the desire to experience hallucinations (cartoons). This is the most accessible and non-prohibited way to get non-traditional intoxication accompanied by "glitches".
6. Psychostimulants. When taking such substances, the people's commissar has an excessive desire to do something, talk a lot and quickly, jumping from topic to topic. In addition, the pupils dilate, a person under the influence of a drug cannot sit still. If funds allow, the addict is under the influence of this drug for several days. Often such a drug causes increased sexual desire. Therefore, people often take psychostimulants with the opposite sex, after which they have sex for hours.

1. The beginning of addiction can be a change in the company of friends. When a person begins to use drugs, he loses interest in comrades with whom he used to have close communication. New friends show a different world with unusual sensations with the help of banned substances. As a result, the addict breaks off former ties. On this basis, teenagers quickly find like-minded people and are reluctant to share newly made friends with their parents.
2. Communicating with a new company, the addict tries to express himself in secret, incomprehensible phrases to others. Pay attention to how the teenager reacts to eye-to-eye communication. If he does not want to make eye contact with other family members, preferring to be alone with himself more often, think about it.
3. Pay attention to the contents of your first-aid kit, there may be drugs that can relieve the withdrawal of a drug addict. After a certain period of time, following the addiction to drugs, the addicted person loses interest in everything. He ceases to enjoy a hobby that until recently brought pleasure. In most cases, the addict leaves home for a long time. Upon his return, his appearance leaves much to be desired.
4. It is worth noting that sharp jumps occur in the mood. This is especially noticeable in a novice drug addict. He can be unusually cheerful, then abruptly becomes sad. This also includes unreasonable aggression, complete indifference or, on the contrary, care. The addict tries to move quickly, while he experiences complete disorientation (poor coordination of movements).
5. You can define an addict in another way. If we are talking about a teenager, pay attention to the fact that each time he asks for more pocket money. It happens that you cannot afford to allocate funds for his needs. Look to see if you have valuable items that you can pawn or sell with your hands. This money will be used to buy drugs.

Addict's health problems

1. The most visible state of a novice drug addict is his appetite. It can change dramatically from gluttony to complete unwillingness to eat. This suggests that not everything is in order with human health, you need to focus on this fact.
2. You may notice bad breath, which indicates that the teenager is using marijuana or hashish. Frequent coughing or rhinitis that has not been observed before suggests that your loved one is taking heroin.
3. As a result of the use of narcotic substances of any kind, a person has a violation of the activity of the heart muscle, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract. Often, the addict's blood pressure jumps, resulting in dizziness.
4. Take a closer look at the eyes of the person you suspect of drug addiction. If he looks through you with glassy eyes, while the pupils do not react in any way, you can be sure that your loved one is under the influence of the drug.

1. Injection marks may be noticed by loved ones or friends. A potential addict will have numerous intravenous drug stains visible. By comparing all the signs, you will definitely conclude that a person is addicted.
2. The drug addict will in every possible way evade questions about where the traces of the syringe on the veins came from. The addict will begin to refer to the fact that he got hurt or combed this place. Also, a person can add that he was playing with a cat that scratched him. You will hear a lot of absurd options for the appearance of traces. You don't have to be a medical expert to tell broken skin from injection marks.
3. If you suspect your loved one of drug addiction, take a closer look at the wounds on the skin. A small dot will remain where the needle was inserted. Thus, a small bruise is clearly visible in the injection zone. When a person makes intravenous injections for a long time, so-called "roads" form from the injection points. With the repeated injection of a drug into the same vein, a depression begins to form, called a “well”.
4. If the traces go along the veins, it means only one thing - the person injects himself with narcotic substances. Drug addicts try in every possible way to hide the "roads", passing them off as scratches. Hiding injection stains is not that difficult. It is enough to apply ointment from bruises and blood clots to the injection area. It is enough to use such funds for several days, after which the problem of visible traces will be solved.
5. Many addicted people try their best to hide the traces by injecting into those parts of the body where the veins are poorly visible. An example of such areas are the groin, armpits, legs, neck, etc. When injecting into the listed parts of the body, the addict allows himself to wear loose clothing in the hot season. In some cases, only pale skin color, circles under the eyes and excessive thinness give it away.
6. There is a certain part of drug addicts who prefer smoking or sniffing drug mixtures to intravenous injections. It is difficult to distinguish such drug addicts from ordinary citizens. Those drug addicts who are afraid of disappointing their loved ones or quickly ending their lives come to the method of using illegal substances.

How an addict disguises dilated pupils

Pupils dilate when addicts take stimulants. To make the eyes look normal, addicts use medications, these include a group of miotics. Medicines of this kind can constrict the pupil. If you drip them into the eyes for a long time without a doctor's prescription, cataracts often form, and then complete blindness occurs. However, drug addicts are so eager to hide their addiction to illegal substances that they do not think about the consequences.

How drug addicts mask constricted pupils

Drug addicts who use hard drugs, such as opium and heroin, most often face the problem of small pupils. They come to the aid of a potent remedy for stomach diseases "Bacarbon". A side effect of taking the medicine is to dilate the pupils. To dilate the pupil of the eye after an injection of a potent drug, Bacarbon tablets are crushed into dust and diluted with pure water, then the resulting mixture is dripped into the eyes.

If you suddenly noticed this medication in a loved one, it means that he is taking hard drugs. The recommendation is relevant for drug addicts who have not previously been subjected to disruption of the gastrointestinal tract. It happens that after uneven instillation, the pupils may not be equally dilated. This is how a drug addict is defined.

If you have witnessed the strange behavior of a loved one, try to find out the true reason for the change in his psychological state. The addict will have more chances for rehabilitation, since the fight against addiction must begin as soon as possible. In the first attempts at conversation, the addict will walk away from conversations and also cite irritability factors when trying to discuss his behavior.

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