BrotherofHavok
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Posted - 2015.03.10 16:08:00 -
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Addiction is a difficult subject for anyone. Personally I had a friend who was also an addict. As far as I know he took anything that could be found along the eastern seaboard of the US.
One of the biggest things I found to help was to keep him distracted. It took me and about a dozen others but we made sure that someone was with him pretty much every hour of the day. We started small at first, just a quick meal or a drink. We hung out, watched youtube clips and then moved up to full dvds. Eventually getting him to open up enough to go out to eat or see a movie. The more and more we kept him busy the less he seemed to take until eventually we had that intervention stuff. Thankfully we waited long enough to the point where he really was using so little that he recognized what he had become (a video camcorder helped record what he looked like before we started) and agreed that he needed to stop. Shortly after that he checked himself into a rehab center. Now he's been clean for about 3 years and he's starting to date again.
No matter what the advice you get from others and the internet, you have to take into consideration the long term effects and potential risks of anything you do. If you're as good a friend as you seem to be (been there for years) then you should be able to understand a little how he would react to anything you try. Use that to decide what to do.
Sincerely,
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BrotherofHavok
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Posted - 2015.03.10 16:15:00 -
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TerranKnight87 wrote:It is as if he is going mad, actually mad.
Unfortunately he might really be going mad. My Uncle died recently, but the year before he died he had a major breakdown. He began to drink, and I mean heavily. He was buying all kinds of alcohol including moonshine and illegally produced variants made from stuff found in super markets. He stole from the nicest people, he attacked others and began to feel that his sons were trying to take everything he owned (he owned little that they wanted).
Well he had trouble breathing one day and was taken to the hospital. They found brain lesions and 4 days later he died in the hospital bed.
I know this is a dark thought, and it might not be the case, but your friend may very well have something really wrong with him. Something he took may be affecting his judgement, his brain may be damaged. If this is the case than there really is very little that you can do for him. Do your best and what you can for him, but remember that at the end of the day you need to make sure that you look out for yourself too.
Sincerely,
Your Multi-purpose Everything User
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