How to help a friend who's addicted to cocaine?!
Question: How to help a friend who's addicted to cocaine?
At first she was experimenting and it was fine, but then it got out of control and whenever we bring it up, she yells at us and tell us to mind our own business. She’s 18 years old, she dropped out of college and she has a really good job ( for a drop out), so she can afford all the drugs.
I don’t know what to do to help her, I’m afraid that if I do an intervention or something like that she’ll just stop hanging out with us and then we wouldn’t know if she was getting better or not.
What can I do to help her, even if she doesn't want help and she doesn't think she has a problem?
Answers:
Well,did you go to her family about this? You should have,and you can't take on this kind of responsibility on your own.You must go speak with her family...her family are the ones who need to interfere,and take control over this situation.I commend your wanting to help her,but she needs her family.I was a little taken aback when you said that she first started out experimenting with drugs,and you said that was fine....it's never fine to experiment with any drug,and you now see what that experimenting leads to.Addiction! Now she has dropped out of college,and soon enough she will lose her well paying job.This will happen.Trust me,it will.I again strongly suggest that you speak with her family,and explain to them exactly what's going on.And,if your addicted friend gets angry/upset,then leave it at that...this is typical behavior with any addict.Like I said...you can't do this on your own,but I respect your efforts.
I hope your friend gets,and takes the help she needs.All the best for everyone involved.
Calling the police will do nothing.The police will only advise you to speak with her family.The police have no legal right to do anything to your friend,unless they actually see her buying,selling or using cocaine.Your friend is not a 'druggie'.She is addicted to drugs,and needs help.That an insult to call anyone who has an addiction a 'druggie'.
call the cops on her anonymously, tough love, or would you rather her still do it and have a chance of her ODing.
You should beat her into reality.
You definitely should do an intervention. At the time she will be mad at you, but later in life she'll end up thanking you. Would you rather her die or be mad at you? Like any druggie they are going to be pissed off at you for trying to help because they're living in denial most of the time and think they have it under control. With drugs, there is no "under control" if your doing them (even once in a while) thats not under control. So yes do an intervention, get your friends and her family there and see what you guys can do for her. I know how your feeling, I saw someone ruin their life with drugs, and at the time I couldn't do anything about it. I was really to young to fully understand the problem.