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Let's take a tour: Mock bedroom shows parents where kids may be hiding drugs

RALI CARES brings trailer to Baltimore to educate parents about drug prevention

This may look like an ordinary bedroom, but the closet, cabinets, bed, and devices strategically placed in the room unfolds a different reality about warning signs of drug misuse.

RALI CARES Mock bedroom 1 Here's a look at an ordinary bedroom. Can you spot where drugs or warning signs of drugs may be laying around?Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 2 If you notice ties unusually laying around or belts and shoe laces, this may be a sign that someone is using them to wrap their arms to inject drugs. Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 3 An expert with RALI CARES says if you notice pieces of plastic or pens pulled a part this could also be a sign of substance abuse.Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 4 Be sure to check closets and pat clothes down to see if you notice items in pocketsPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 5 An experts pulled out a syringe that was in a pocket of one of the shirts in the closet.Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 6 Shoes with missing laces are also a sign of drug misuse. An expert says shoe laces are used to tie the arm in order to inject drugs.Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 7 Shoes can also be a hiding place for drugsPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 8 Check trash cans! Q-tips are used to absorb drugsPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 9 Check trash cans! Drugs can also be found hiding in the trashPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 9 Check trash cans! Empty capsules are often used to hold drugs and maybe found disposed in the trashPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 11 Drug users use laxatives to help them regularly use the restroom because of excessive drug use. Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 12 Another item that may appear out of place is a spoon used to warm up or cook drugs for use.Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 15 This can is used as a "safe" and can be a tool to hide drugsPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 16 Drugs were found inside of the soda canPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 14 This may look like a regular computer area, but the calculator (right) and mouse (left) both serve as a scale to weigh drugs.Photo by: Khalida Volou, WMAR RALI CARES Mock bedroom 14 Here's a look at the different drugs and their packagingPhoto by: Khalida Volou, WMAR

Let's take a tour: Mock bedroom shows parents where kids may be hiding drugs

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Here's a look at an ordinary bedroom. Can you spot where drugs or warning signs of drugs may be laying around?Khalida Volou, WMAR
If you notice ties unusually laying around or belts and shoe laces, this may be a sign that someone is using them to wrap their arms to inject drugs. Khalida Volou, WMAR
An expert with RALI CARES says if you notice pieces of plastic or pens pulled a part this could also be a sign of substance abuse.Khalida Volou, WMAR
Be sure to check closets and pat clothes down to see if you notice items in pocketsKhalida Volou, WMAR
An experts pulled out a syringe that was in a pocket of one of the shirts in the closet.Khalida Volou, WMAR
Shoes with missing laces are also a sign of drug misuse. An expert says shoe laces are used to tie the arm in order to inject drugs.Khalida Volou, WMAR
Shoes can also be a hiding place for drugsKhalida Volou, WMAR
Check trash cans! Q-tips are used to absorb drugsKhalida Volou, WMAR
Check trash cans! Drugs can also be found hiding in the trashKhalida Volou, WMAR
Check trash cans! Empty capsules are often used to hold drugs and maybe found disposed in the trashKhalida Volou, WMAR
Drug users use laxatives to help them regularly use the restroom because of excessive drug use. Khalida Volou, WMAR
Another item that may appear out of place is a spoon used to warm up or cook drugs for use.Khalida Volou, WMAR
This can is used as a "safe" and can be a tool to hide drugsKhalida Volou, WMAR
Drugs were found inside of the soda canKhalida Volou, WMAR
This may look like a regular computer area, but the calculator (right) and mouse (left) both serve as a scale to weigh drugs.Khalida Volou, WMAR
Here's a look at the different drugs and their packagingKhalida Volou, WMAR
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