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Drug temptations?

im really really worried about my friend. he is 16 and goes to his older brothers apartment almost every weekend. everyone there is always smoking pot, doing drugs, and drinking. theres a guy there who always tries to make him smoke and my friend says its really tempting. my friend just told me that last time he went there, the guy offered him cocaine and he wasnt tempted at first but the guy told him "you cant get addicted to any drug as long as you do it drunk" which is bulls#it. thank GOD he didnt do it though. im really worried that after a while he will be way too tempted and try it and become addiced. what can i do to help him?

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You know, there's a saying in recovery that if you hang around outside a barber shop long enough, that you're bound to get a haircut. Your friend is in a dangerous position. I fear that he's dancing on the edge ready to fall off. I also am afraid that your friend might already be doing drugs. Denial and lies are very common in active addiction. Unfortunately, there is little you can do to help him unless and until he is ready to help himself. Then you can be supportive, but not before. Or else, you can be emotionally enabling him. I like the suggestion mentioned in one of the answers to tell his parents. He might get ticked off and you might even lose a friend temporarily, but this is his very life that is at stake here. And I have lost many a friend who either died or ended up in prison due to their addiction.
Try asking him to hang out on weekends, let his parents know whats going on, even if he gets mad at you, its better than him being hooked on it, and how do you know he's not already doing it?
Well, weed is one thing, but other drugs are completely different. Weed, if addictive at all, isnt close to what the other drugs do to you. I'll assume you know what crack bugs are...
Basically, tell him facts about the stuff, and if he does use cocaine, or meth, get his parents involved and get him to drug treatment, as those are 2 very addictive drugs, which will make you go to anything to get your fix. Try to get to do stuff with him on the weekends, do whatever it takes, because drugs r bad 4 u! just like the police man said in 2nd grade, drugs f* you up, i know too many people who have messed up their lives.
Wow ..thats a really tough situation...ok..if you really trust your friend.then just talk it through with him...if your really concerned...then you really need to discuss it with either his parents..or brother...because you dont want anything bad happening to him...talk to a couple of close friends about this...really..advice from strangers might help..but u need advice from people you TRUST...so good luck...and i hope all works out for you and your friend!!
You have all the right to report this to the police. Having drugs in the house is illegal and the only way to help ur ftiend is to flush out the drug in the house and the guys who are always there when he goes there.
Since when is it your responsibility to keep this goof ball straight? "If you lie down with dogs you will get up with fleas." He's choosing his companions, sweetie, and I would RUN the other way! You're not going to bring him up, he will drag you down.