Peanut9330 Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 One of my good friends just moved back home form FL, when she got back I found she has a serious drug problem. I asked why does she do and told her she should stop and I would help her and she responded with "It helps with the pain of daily life." Now this sounds much worse than addiction seems like she needs drugs just to get out of bed in the morning. Does anyone have any advice?
tblucky Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 What kind of drugs? If it's some serious stuff, you need to get new friends. I'm not sure you should be so quick to abandon your good friend. She's obviously having major problems and needs your help. For now, I would just try to talk to her in a very relaxed way so you can better understand her situation. Do other people know about this, like friends and family? Ultimately, if she has a serious drug problem, it will interfere with her life and happiness. You will need to seek the help of people who are knowledgeable of drug addiction.
Author Peanut9330 Posted August 9, 2009 Author Posted August 9, 2009 I have no intentions on leaving her alone I’m trying to help her, she just moved back home last week so I’m not sure if her family knows yet, and I’m meeting with her sister today so I can tell her at the expense of my friendship, she told me if I told anyone she will never talk to me again but I feel like her drug problem is the bigger issue here.
tblucky Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 I think getting her family involved is a good first step. If she feels her trust in you was betrayed, you could tell her that you only did it because you really cared for her well being.
Devil Inside Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 I would say that if you are going to get the family involved you do it right. Set up an intervention. You may lose your friendship over this, but better than losing your friend.
tblucky Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 I would say that if you are going to get the family involved you do it right. Set up an intervention. You may lose your friendship over this, but better than losing your friend. Good point. It never hurts to be too careful with these things. To Peanut9330: I found this PDF file, which seems like a good starting point as a resource. I'm curious of any big developments, so keep us updated. Good luck talking to her sister!
Author Peanut9330 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Posted August 10, 2009 Thanks for the info tblucky, I talked to her sister and we decided that we will try talking to her first and if that doesn’t work then we will get her parents involved, we're meeting with her later today hope it goes well.
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