What do you do when someone you know is developing a serious addiction to cocaine?

Question by Kayla M: What do you do when someone you know is developing a serious addiction to cocaine?
and he knows EXACTLY what he’s doing so it’s not that he’s in denial about it, but he still won’t do anything to help himself? How do you just watch someone knowingly destroy themselves? Is there anything you can do?

Best answer:

Answer by clover_star31
You could try talking to him – but it probably won’t work. You just have to be a friend and be ready for him to hit rock bottom, that’s when many addicts will clean themselves up.

Really, until he wants to do something about it he won’t change – that’s the problem with addiction. The addict knows what they’re doing to themself but they don’t want to stop. If his addictive behaviour is damaging the people around him it might be best to put a bit of distance between you and hope that when he’s ready he will ask for help.

It’s heartbreaking watching a friend destroy themself but there’s not a lot you can do. Good luck

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