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Unknown

my 2 best friends are into drugs and im not. without them i would have no one left and i dont know how i should deal with it? ive tried talking to them but they dont seem to stopping any time soon. any suggestions?

rain7look

hmmmmm, I really don't know what to say about this one. I have some friends that do drugs, but I've never really had a problem with it.

Are they trying to get you involved in it, or is it affecting them drastically?

Oh, welcome to the board.

mexico39taiwan

hmm. ive had this problem with 2 of my friends. i just let them kno im dissapointed in them and they come around.

Pearl

WOW well... if they keep doing it and don't stop... they are definitely on the road to death. Why do they do drugs in the first place.. peer preassure? What? I mean if they are smart... they will leave it... but they shouldn't have started in the first place because they are just ruining their lives. They need rehab, counseling... but you are their friend, so talk to them about whats going on in their lives, and the things that are bothering them.

mexico39taiwan

if they dont stop go buy some gumy bears and throw them at them and walk away.

Unknown

people do drugs for a reason..to take pain away and such....they arnt always the bad thing if they help take away pain for however long it lasts

right?

Pearl

Well if you mean medication and physical pain that yeah... but if it's Drugs DRUGS then they're in a jiffy... because well why would you want to take away pain with drugs? If they have a problem they have to talk to people about it and see what can be done.. but turning to drugs is just stupid... it won't take the pain away.. and I mean emotional pain here. And even if it does it's only for a few hrs... and it's not gonna change anything. But talking and getting counseling will, and it'll help them deal with their problems.

AAAAAAAAAAnd also abusing pain meds is just as bad.. cuz you get so addicted.... I just will never understand why people do drugs... I mean I've had my share of bad days, and I've gone through some painful stuff.. but I'm not gonna turn to drusg or alcohol to conceal the pain.... anyways.. enough rant.

RejectedSponge

there is so much more to taking drugs than just to "take the pain away"... so much more.

Pearl

Like?

pencilhail02

Maybe the drugs are there as a means of replacement...something is missing in their lives...they feel they need to do drugs to fit in? Show them the light...there is more to being "cool" in fact that isnt cool at all!
antiw00t!

I know a lot of ppl who do drugs - I try not to surround myself with them but sometimes youc ant help but be around ppl who do! Explain to them how it makes you feel, how yo ureally want them to make a positive change for the future! if they are your true friends they will understand your concern...however you may not be able to change their ways...at least any time soon. Drugs are a powerful thing and takes a lot of help and time to get off of!
Be their for support but DON't GET SUCKED IN....you dont need to do that to keep them as friends...and if they ever make that an ultimatum then they really arent your friends to begin with!

Pearl

Nicely said Rose.

pencilhail02

why thank you *bows*

Pearl

Yar!

RejectedSponge

yeah i like what rose said
dont try to figure out why they're doing the drugs... that gets wayy too complicated., just talk to them about how you feel.
ive been lucky enough that all my friends who have been into drugs got their way out of it. i never talked about them, and that scared me... because talking to them might've helped.

Pearl

Well it's good that they are now out of that though... I have a friend who started doing drugs about 4 yrs ago.. he's opnly just 17 but I lost contact with him and his sis.. and I don't even know if they live in the same place.. I'm gonna see though if I can find them cuz I miss them soooo so much... and I really want to help him... but if he doesn't do that anymore than that's cool.