--- Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 We've been good friends for 4 years now and i've watched him change into someone completely different. When I first knew him you'd think of him as the kind of person that wouldn't do drugs, ever... but as the years went on a few of my friends started smoking and he decided to join in, im guessing because everyone else was doing it. A while later they took it to the next level and started smoking pot. I've left that group now because i don't want to become like them, but i still talk to them every now and then and we still hang out. Most of them have stopped smoking pot, but he hasn't. He's done more than just smoke pot, he's been doing ecstacy and for a while he took steroids. I watched him go from one of the cheeriest people, to someone who's just angry and depressed unless hes on something. Is there any way I can get him to think about what he's doing? He's stopped taking pills, but he still smokes pot. A few other friends have noticed this as well and they've tried talking to him but it didn't work, his parents found out about it and they kicked him out of the house for a while and he still hasn't stopped. Link to post Share on other sites
x kimber x Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 With any kind of addiction, a person can only ever successfully give up when they are ready and they want to. That's not to say you can't bring the subject up, but just be prepared to let it drop if your friend is not keen to stop. You could ask him how taking drugs makes him feel, and if there's a particular reason why he does it - this might encourage him to open up to you, rather than going straight in and saying "This needs to stop", if you see what I mean?? Good luck with it, you're a good friend for wanting to help. Link to post Share on other sites
jsouthern Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 With any kind of addiction, a person can only ever successfully give up when they are ready and they want to. That's not to say you can't bring the subject up, but just be prepared to let it drop if your friend is not keen to stop. You could ask him how taking drugs makes him feel, and if there's a particular reason why he does it - this might encourage him to open up to you, rather than going straight in and saying "This needs to stop", if you see what I mean?? If you do confront him, tread VERY lightly. And be ready to drop the subject in an instance if he starts responding negatively or plain asks you to. My two cents, from having been on his end before. Link to post Share on other sites
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