Admissions & Interventions
- Observable signs of deteriorating personal hygiene
- Observable decline in physical health
- Signs of weight change
- Pupils either dilated or constricted; face flushed/bloated
- Emergency-room visits for drug or alcohol overdose, unexplained injuries, migraine headaches, auto accidents
- Claims of having been “mugged” without witnesses
- Inability to focus and track in a conversation
- Signs of shakiness, tremors of hands
- Slurred speech
- Unsteady gait
- Accidents – vehicular or falls
- Constant runny nose
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea