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hey guys, i just had a very startleing phone call today. one of my closest friends, jsut called me and told me that he has a coke problem. and that i am the only one he trusts enough to talk to it about. and I dont know how to help. how do i help him, asides for being there for him, cause i think he needs more then that.
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He needs more help than you can offer I'm afraid to say. Having had friends with serisous drugs problems you should do whatever you can to get him into a rehab clinic. Talk to as many people as you can that care about him. Without that network of support and a desire to quit I'm sorry to say he won't make it. The best advice I can offer you is to call an area rehab clinic and talk to someone there about his problem.

I am in no way a professional and I would suggest you seek the advice of one.
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Mackey's right. This problem is way too big for you to handle on your own. The good news is that your friend is willing to talk about it, but the most important thing for a drug addict after professional counseling is a network of friends who will get him away from the environments where he used to use drugs. Environment plays a very powerful role in addiction. Next is to get him away from friends who encourage him to use and help him to make better connections with friends who don't use, even if that means making new friends. It's going to be a painful process, and you can't give up on him if he falls off the wagon. Just be supportive and don't judge. Judging is one of many things that keep people addicted.


Whew! That was a mouthful.

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Talk to FRANK..

oh that's right you live in canada. never mind
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OKAY, KEV AND AWK, THIS IS A SERIOUS TOPIC. THERE IS NO ROOM FOR YOUR COLLECTIVE ANTICS IN THIS THREAD.


SHIMRAA, THE OTHER THING THAT YOU NEED TO DO IS FIND OUT WHERE HE'S GETTING HIS STUFF, AND KEEP HIM AWAY FROM IT.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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its not that far into it, i dont think he is so fasr gone that he will need rehab, cuase he just started, like cumlitively he has only spent about 60 dollars so far so that gives you an idea of where he is at. i was thinking about removing that friend that encourages it but its hard cause they both live in a res and on the same floor, whereas i live in a entirely different res. i donno i thought about it, and i think i have a plan of action.

edit, not 600 60 dollars