418 South 36th Street -428 South 36th Street-

Quincy, IL 62301

8965 Highway 36 West, Suite F -  Hannibal, MO 63401

SUBSTANCE ABUSE WARNING SIGNS

Behavior characteristics associated with substance abuse

• Abrupt changes in: work or school attendance or performance.
• Decrease in quality or quantity of work.
• Unusual temper tantrums.
• General attitudinal changes.
• Loss in physical appearance, hygiene and grooming habits.
• Wearing dark glasses at odd times.
• Continual wearing of long-sleeved garments particularly in hot weather or reluctance to wear short sleeves when it is warm.
• Association with wrong crowd/friends.
• Disregard for responsibility.
• Borrowing or stealing money.
• Secretive and odd behavior.