Signs You Are Being Used By A Drug Addict

General / Miscellaneous
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HI. I AM A FORMER USER OF....I AM CLEAN NOW.....I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN SMOKING POT FOR YEARS.......IS A SINGLE MOM AND JUST GOT RID OF HER SO CALLED BOYFRIEND, A USER ......WITHOUT SAYING TOO MUCH...SHE IS ALSO PLAGUED BY MENTAL ILLNESS AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS....SHE SEEMS TO NEED TO CARE FOR OTHERS OUTSIDE OF HER FAMILY TO VALIDATE HERSELF AND MAKE IT SEEM THAT SHE HAS IT ALL TOGETHER.THE OTHER NIGHT SHE INTRODUCED ME TO TWO FRIENDS THAT I NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE....THEY ARE ADDICTS AND THEY ARE USING HER FOR MONEY....ALIBI'S AND A SAFE PLACE TO SMOKE, PLUS WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE..I KNOW THE SIGNS THAT YOU ARE BEING USED BUT I NEED TO FIND SOMETHING IN A DOCUMENT OR EXPLANATION FORM ON THE NET SO I CAN VERIFY MY SUSPICIONS AND SHARE THEM WITH HER......SHE DOES NOT REACT KINDLY TO THINGS SHE ALREADY KNOWS SHE DOES WRONG..WHO DOES..I AM HER DEAR FRIEND AND AM CONCRERNED FOR HER AND THE CHILDREN...SHE IS JUST STARTING TO MAKE A GOOD LIFE FOR HERSELF AND HER CHILDREN I WOULD HATE TO SEE HER MESS IT UP.......WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS THAT YOU ARE BEING USED...ALSO WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO ADDICTS LOOK FOR IN A PERSON THEY ARE THINKING OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF? DOES ANYONE KNOW OR HAVE SOME CLUES? THANKS, A DESPERATE FRIEND WHO LOVES HER DEAR FRIEND EMMENSLY
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I did some looking around on the internet and found this...

http://www.aspirenow.com/smooth_04_..._to_victory.htm

Copy and paste to your address bar... should be helpful!
Good Luck!
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Shell, that's interesting. However, addicts have a different and unique cycle than the general population of clean folks. You may try looking over to the category of of co-dependence to see what is unique about this subgroup and if you fall into this group.