Drug Abuse?

Question by Marie: Drug abuse?
What do these signs indicate?

Your parent runs so-called errands every day of the week. Most of the time they are gone for hours at a time. Sometimes they leave as early as 5:30 a.m. and don’t return until 9:30-10 a.m.
Extreme mood changes; usually angry
Answers the phone “this is smokey”, sometimes
When running errands; leaves 3 year old with 14 year old daughter
hides from family and friends; fails to tell phone # or address if moved
Has a big box of old prescriptions in bedroom (@ 10 years old)
Always has cash on hand but claims they never have money
When son tells joke all in house laugh except for Mom; later told same joke she busts up laughing; when asked why she failed to laugh the first time; she states “I was different then”
Has bad and rocky relationships with everyone
Hardly ever has a land phone; usually has cell phone which only is in use for a few months and then disconnected. A new cell phone is purchased; new #
Removed kids from school homeschool high s

Best answer:

Answer by lj1
It could be drug abuse. Something shady is definitely going on. Maybe they are drug dealers.

Answer by ghstfcrenz
yeah i would say something is rotten in denmark, could be a drug dealer, smokey could be a nickname for the pot or crack he sells.i mean drug abuse might not be true so dont go jumping to conclusions.

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