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I have a guy-friend who i care about very deeply. He's been doing drugs and drinking since a very young age.. like 11 or 12. He told me he was clean at one point but it slowely started turning out that he was drinking.. a lot! I thought he was completely off the drugs until he came to class high... he had a fight with his dad the day before and i guess he thought the pot would make it better. He scares me to death. He knows how much i want him to quit! I've told him that I care about him and that I'm scared for his life.. I've expressed this in every way possible. I've told him how different he is when he's under the influence and how much i hate the person he becomes. I haven't been able to concentrate on school or anything and lately my family's starting to ask me "what's wrong?" & "why do you always look so out of it?". I am tired all the time! I think I'm becoming depressed. I'm so scared for him. I hate that I care so m uch but i can't help it.. he's killing himself and all it feels like i can do at this point is sit back and watch, he has no desire to quit, one time he told me "it's just the life style that I'm used to.. it's what's comfortable" I said "it's what's comfortable? this is comfortable? you enjoy people not wanting to be around you? you enjoy MY life falling apart? i know you don't care that YOUR life is falling apart..you enjoy knowing you wont live long if you keep it up? you enjoy US not being able to have a conversation without it coming to something like this? sounds comfortable to me.." I just don't know what to say to him anymore! yesterday i sent him a myspace message saying.. "SUBJECT: did you know? MESSAGE: i know this girl that WANTS to wait for you to clean up. did you know? i know somebody that really truly hates seeing you mad or upset. that is happy when your happy and upset when your upset... really truly.. not just to say that. she hates that she can't stay mad at you.. cause as soon as she actually with you or hears your voice.. everything feels better.. i guess your her drug. i know a girl that loves you very much.. she's a complete idiot. because she hasn't taken time to make sure you know how much she loves you.. she's done nothing but gripe and complain.. this girl is a little cocky, self centered bi**... .... you'll have to cut her a little slack and wait for her to understand... she's trying.. she just doesn't know what it's like... she really wishes she did...." I need some serious help with this one! I'm scared to death! I can't concentrate on anything! Please help ~Jessica

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How do i know if I am addicted to drugs?

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I know i have a problem. Just recently i was supsended and recieved an MIP. I have tried to stop but it is almost impossible for me. I noticed my drinking became a problem when it wouldn't just be the weekends i would get drunk it would be at school during break or lunch than going to class hammered. I feel amazing when im drunk and i have a family history of alcoholism and i know the negative effects of abusing alcohol but sometimes i really dont care. I was wondering if anyone on here could help me find a group or classes towards the abuse of alcohol or addiction that are for youth in the Portland/ Lake oswego area in Oregon?

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ok i dont get it when i was in elementery school everyone said if you do drugs or anything you'll be lonely or sad. well thats not true. like its fun and sh*t. I started drinking when i was about 11 or 12 and it has lead me through everything love, boys, friends. it has changed me inside and out. i play soccer and im going to arizona for it. i dont understand why i can't say no. i dont know if its that im afraid because im not and i know im not. everyone wants the best for me and like lives off of me. so by like 7th grade i didnt give a sh*t it started to buy heavy drinking pot the E in the 8th grade. it was fun it makes me want to do it again. i have a big sis about to go to jail as i speak and a older brother that has been in and out of jail. and i know what your going to say like everyone else like oh well what do you want to do in the furture and sh*t like that trust me ive heard it from everyone. i also feel like im bringing people in to sh*t like my best friend i was the one who got to do sh*t. she just wnated to be my friend i had no idea until like 3 weeks ago she thought i was pretty and wanted to be my friend. i just need to set my life on what i want to do. i've already been to court for throwing a rock at a car so i know what court and sh*t and ive been hand cuffed my dads a f**king cop i know everything there is to know about everything. my mom use to do crack. and so i just want to hear it what do you think i should do and do you really think im a f**k up. and just anything right now i have no clue what to do, im about to go smoke some dope.

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Hey So I do drugs and drink what is the best way to stop?

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i have been taking heroin, i really want to stop useing it. i have used it 4 or 5 times in the past 2 months. The withdrawl is just makeing me feel like crap..... i've tryed to stop but i just want to go back for more. i really dont want to now as i do not want my family, and friends to find out and also i no all the side effects, and they are bad..................... PLEASE HELP! i have no idea what to do from today on, and i dont want to do it anymore