Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Alert:

CONTACT INFORMATION: Emergency - 703-573-5679 / Detox - 703-502-7000 (24/7)

703-383-8500 TTY 711

csb@fairfaxcounty.gov

8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22031

Daryl Washington
Executive Director

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Isolation and secretive behavior
Loss of interest in favorite activities
Eats a lot more or a lot less than usual
Moodiness, irritability, nervousness, giddiness
Emotionally erratic: quickly changes between feeling bad and good
Seems tired, sad or nervous, cranky – or unusually energetic
Talks fast, says things that don't make sense
Sleeps at strange hours
Misses important appointments
Neglects personal hygiene
Change in attitude/personality
Avoiding contact with family
Change in friends, new hangouts
Drop in grades or work performance
Stealing
Wearing long-sleeved shirts out of season (to cover needle marks)

Pupils of eyes are small, pinpoints
Decreased respiration rate
Sleepy or non-responsive
No appetite
Intense flu-like symptoms: nausea, vomiting, sweating, shaking of hands, feet, or head
Missing medications
Burnt or missing spoons or bottle caps
Syringes
Small bags with powder residue
Missing shoe laces or belts

Genetic – Person with family member who has addiction is at greater risk.
Environmental – Parents not involved with children, peer use, social settings.
Early use – More likely to develop addiction if use starts when young.
Smoking or injecting – More addictive because drug passes directly into bloodstream and brain without being filtered through liver and other organs.