Hi there,
OK, so my best mate who I've know since I can remember, is addicted to sleeping tablets. He has been an addict since he was about 18/19 years old. I'm in a situation where I can see him just falling deeper and deeper into his addiction and I have no clue what to do.
Here is some of his history(that I know of): He has been in rehab twice for about a month or so. He has had his stomach pumped a few times. He is not in a good place.
At the moment he has a girlfriend who is an animal anesthetist. And yes she is injecting him with who knows what when he gets withdrawal fits(I don't even know if they are legit fits or not?). He has prescribed tablets from his doctor and he is weening himself off the pills. I don't think that's happening but anyways. Again I have no idea what to do or say or what's true and what's not.
I'm very worried about him and that he is not getting the treatment or support that he needs at this point in time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Chris
Hi Chris, That's really bad about your friend. If you have known him for as long as you say, is there anyway you can reason with him about this? Is he easy to talk to or will he just fly into a temper tantrum? Thing is this girlfriend of his and what she is giving him might be really dangerous. Not that all drugs aren't dangerous, they all are when they are abused! She should be reported and her license taken away. If I was you I would confront your friend and try to get him to listen to you about going into detox. It must be really sad for you watching him go down this road, it's awful! If all else fails or you feel you can't confront him. I would send a letter to his parents anonymously. Good luck!
Getting injected with anesthesia..... sounds like a Michael Jackson story..... sounds very dangerous.... like elephant tranquilizer in the heroin..... very scary..... talk to your friend. He might not see it this way. explain how dangerous it is an you would rather have him alive. ask him how you can help... sending a letter to his parents might be good too, so they have a heads up. you dont need to spell out the details just "a possible addiction problem"
Thanks for the comments so far I do appreciate it. His parents know most of his stories and that he is addicted. The problem is that they don't know how to deal with it and they are too proud to admit that they need help to help their child. His parents are like parents to me and vice versa. I've spoken to him a lot of times before. He knows he has an addiction and he thinks he is successfully weening himself off the drugs when in fact he is doing the opposite.
I don't know if I must convince his parents that he needs to go back to rehab or not. He is so lucky to be alive and I'm afraid that his luck is running out. Drinking 90 Zolpidems on occasions can not be good for you. It's destroying him.
Thanks again for all the advice.
Kind Regards,
Chris
I don't know if I must convince his parents that he needs to go back to rehab or not. He is so lucky to be alive and I'm afraid that his luck is running out. Drinking 90 Zolpidems on occasions can not be good for you. It's destroying him.
Thanks again for all the advice.
Kind Regards,
Chris
The solution isn't that your mate goes to rehab -
The solution is that he attends NA meetings after rehab... commits to them.
Rehab doesn't keep you clean/sober - it gets you sober so you can commence NA/AA.
Tell your mate and the parents they can't save his a$$ if they are trying to save face.
All the best.
Bob R
The solution is that he attends NA meetings after rehab... commits to them.
Rehab doesn't keep you clean/sober - it gets you sober so you can commence NA/AA.
Tell your mate and the parents they can't save his a$$ if they are trying to save face.
All the best.
Bob R
