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How to know someone is taking drugs?
What symptoms to be observed on a man if he is taking drugs?only behavioural change or is there something else?
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Hi .. the person will develop a craving to take the drug/substance, if he cannot take it or forbidden from taking it. He may become aggressive for stopping him. He may find pretexts to go out. On not taking the drug for sometime the person develops withdrawal symptoms which includes physical symptoms and differs for different substances. Examples of withdrawal symptoms for heroin running nose, watering from eyes, body ache, sleep disturbance, shivering, piloerection.
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
Psychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Rajkot
Withdrawal symptoms r most significant like tremors, watery n red eyes , speech disturbances
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Dr. Rayees Ahmad Wani
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Srinagar
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Many changes like Taking part in risky behaviours such as drink driving or unprotected sex. Changes in behaviour such as mood swings or increased aggression toward others. However they are not specific to drug addiction only.
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urinary drug screen will be helpful to detect drugs the person is using.
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