7 Steps if your Teenager is Doing Drugs

What are drugs? A drug is any substance other than food, that when inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the skin or dissolved under the tongue causes a physiological change in the body. and its side effects also harmful fo body.There are multiple reasons why your teenager may experiment and subsequently get addicted to illegal use of drugs (to learn more click here). To be clear,  certain medicines maybe legal when prescribed and consumed under the supervision of a qualified doctor, but when these same medicines are consumed without a prescription it is unacceptable and illegal.

If an teenager begins to behave odd without reason, such as being withdrawn, or being repeatedly tired / depressed, or angry and having uncontrolled behavior it is a possibility that he is developing a drug problem. and side effects of drugs is too much harm body and Parents tend to ignore these signs thinking that it is a part of growing up and puberty and/or hormonal issues, but if these signs are present then the parents needs to be more vigilant. (to learn more click here).Below are the top seven steps to take when you realize that your teen is taking drugs:

Remain Calm: Numerous extremely successful people have successfully experimented with drugs in their teens, and you need to stay calm and realize that this isn’t a death sentence, if handled effectively, this will just be a passing phase

Respond with love: There is no benefit of ostracizing the teen. You need to address this problem with love. Drug addiction is no different from any other disease. Would you respond any differently if your child was suffering from cancer or any other illness?

Don’t blame yourself:  You are not responsible for the actions of your child. Your role is not to blame yourself or the child but to tackle the problem

Talk to your teenager: Do not shut down the lines of communication

Acting out of fear and Lying to others to cover the addict’s behaviour: Don’t hide the facts from well-wishers. This is not the time to think of the reputation “izzat” of the family or the individual

Blaming other people or situations: Everyone makes choices, your teenager has made bad choices, don’t blame others for his choices

Resenting the addict: Do not resent the individual, go ahead and resent the drugs, but do not resent your child

If you find out that your child is indulging in drugs, there is a need for you to meet with an experienced psychologist because side effect of drugs is very dangerous.

“You can talk with a close friend or relative about what’s troubling you; but it’s not the same as professionally-trained experienced psychologist who knows exactly what kind of help you need” – Dr. Prerna Kohli.

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                                                                   About Dr. Prerna Kohli

She is a 100 women Achievers Award Winner (2016) from the Honorable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

 Dr. Prerna Kohli is a Clinical Psychologist, a Public Speaker, a Workshop Facilitator and a Holistic Practitioner. She offers Heart-based workshops and lectures that focus on Life Balance, Self-awareness and Inner Peace. Dedicated to sharing her knowledge and compassion with others, Prerna blends intuitive wisdom with solid understanding, creating a powerful holistic approach, specializing in the areas of Emotional change.

Dr. Prerna Kohli is a leading Psychologist in India and provides families, individuals, parents and children counseling on being happy.