Ask  THESE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM HONESTLY. They provide a guide to realizing if your parent is at-risk, displaying self-destructive behaviors, and needs your help and intervention.   Is your parent angry? Does your parent become belligerent when s/he does not get her/his own way? Is your parent secretive, or have an unusual desire for privacy? Does your parent use abusive language to you and other family members? Is your parent getting in trouble? Have there been problems in work attendance or tardiness? Is your parent frequently out late, without your knowledge? Does your parent have friends who are also making poor decisions? Does your parent associate with troublemakers or have secretive friends? Has your parent started to hang around unacceptable adults? Is your parent frequenting internet chat rooms? Does your parent have new friends and do you know who they are? Is your parent defiant? Has your parent been involved in fights and disturbances in the community? Is your parent sexually active? Has your parent left home with no phone contact phone number? Does your parent have tattoos or talk about getting tattoos? Has your parent withdrawn from your activities and other family involvement? Have there been abrupt changes in your parent's personality and behavior? Have your parent's eating habits changed? Does your parent break family curfew rules? Do you suspect your parent of using drugs or alcohol? Has your parent stolen or borrowed money from you?  

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