Let's say you have a close friend who is getting heavily into it and everyone is starting to distance hisself from him. But you like him as a person and see good in him while nobody else does. What do you do? Stay friends with that person or write them off?
If you are true friends, you would stay and fix him. If you are not.. You will turn your back on him in seconds. Ofcourse I'm talking about true friendship.. not someone you knew in 1-2 weeks.
He will always be my friend, but I have no clue how to help him and others tell me I should give up on him, which I can't.
A real friend is one who walks in when everyone else walks out. I would never just ditch a friend because he's doing something I don't like. I would stick around and try to make them get help or just be there for them when they fall, which they will eventually if they're doing coke.
In that matter, he would need professional help at first step. A psychologist is must. Medication under the control of a specialist would help him out. After that point, friends would have an important role by staying close to him If you want to help him, you definitely should find a way to take him to a psychologist. That might be best way I guess
Contact a hospital or someone and ask if there are any ideas or programs or a rehab... And force your friend in it. If you are saying he has some good in him.. then there is a big chance it will work. Ur from USA right? I Think there are many rehab programs for stuff like this.
Stay friends and try to help. Let your other friends know how you feel and that you want to still be his friend. Even if he doesn't want it he needs to hear it, lay off the coke!
Stay friends with that person, buy 2 booguie boards, buy 2 airplane tickets and go with him to Indonesia for 2 months.
Get him to the nearest rehab center you can find local or overseas, or isn't there any voluntary organization in Costa Rica that deals with this? Or fly him to Singapore or Malaysia for two months, not Indonesia . It is mandatory death sentence for cocaine there. He won't be able to get hold of them and there are quite a few rehab centers in these two countries.
I beg to differ, there is a place for good doers. If a good friend is to have this problem, naturally you should try your best to help him. What if others write you off?
Force him to spend one month in your place without being able to get out. That should probably help him to get ride of the drugs.
People with a cocaine addiction are not themselves at the time of their addiction. They might think they are, but everyone else knows that is not the case. I have a few really good friends who were addicted to coke, and the only thing you can do for your friend right now is listen. Believe me they do not want to be told what NOT to do, because in the end they will do it anyways. Be there for your friend, try and get him / her involved in something else during the day, try an Intervention? In the end, its your friend who needs to make the decision for himself. And usually that happens when they reach rock bottom with no way out. I wish you the best of luck with this, I know this problem isn't the easiest one. My thoughts are with you.
Stay friend and try to talk him into leaving it (which will require lots of patience and he will refuse to hear) You need to consult help/advise from a professional too.