My Friend Is On Crack!! What Should I Do? Posted: 05-23-04 06:43am
I have this friend and we have'nt been
that close lately but we are still
friends...I just recently found out that
he is selling crack and doing it. I love
him to death but I have'nt shown him that
lately, i'm scared he's going to do
something to hurt himself. He's very
depressed and he thinks that everybody is
out to get him. I've always tried to be
there for him. I want to help him out so
bad but I don't know how because if I try
to talk to him about it I know that he
wont listen to me. My friend needs help
and i'm scared I wont be able to help him.
He's even suicidal. I really need some
advice, please tell me what you would do
if you were in my situation
*katie*
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Here's My 2 Cents Posted: 08-05-04 13:46pm
Remember the three c's:
you didn't cause it
you can't cure it
you can't control it
my ex recently turned crack head and
destroyed our relationship, sold all of
our things that weren't nailed down, put
us into major debt, and screwed up all our
utilities.
He turned into somebody else and only
cared about the drug. He was erratic and
crazy, but kept making me think I was.
Crackheads are excellent manipulators.
My advice is to protect yourself,
financially, emotionally, and
physically.
If your friend is not interested in
getting help (and why would he if he's
selling and making decent bucks? That way
he can get more $$ for more crack...The
only thing he cares about)
then I would dump him. Crackheads rip
people off, they will steal from their
mothers, anything to get more crack.
T
here is a small chance that he will come
out of the addiction but if he's selling
and has that type of lifestyle then he is
prolly circling the drain, and will suck
all those near him down too.
Don't lend him money that you don't mind
seeing ever again.
I joined an online support group to help
me get through this. I also go to the
face to face al-anon meetings. They
really help.
*katie*
