How can you tell if a friend is on drugs?

Question

I think my friend is doing crack or something. She has changed and never wants to do anything anymore. She hardly ever sleeps, you can tell just by looking at her that she doesn't sleep. She has lost a lot of weight in the last couple of months. She use to be a bit overweight and now she is extremely skinny. She also won't anyone go into her apartment anymore. It use to be the hang-out place for everyone but now she won't let anyone up there, not ever her parents or siblings. Her sister told me she went to her place the other day and she flipped out on her when she went over there. She told me she has her reasons for not wanting people in her apartment and everyone should mind their own busniess and F-off.
So could she be on drugs and of so what ones? I know she use to smoke pot once and a while but it was rare. Then three months ago her boyfriend cheated on her then dumped her.

We've all tried talking to her but everytime someone tries she flips out on them and tells them to F-off. We also tried giving her the space she needed. She was depressed during the first month but still talked to people and then all of a sudden she changed. She also quit her job so who knows that is going to happen now, she won't be able to afford rent for her apartment.

Answer 1

could be crack or meth...definitely sounds like one of them though

Answer 2

It's possible she might be on drugs, either that or she might just be REALLY depressed. Losing weight, isolating people, and change of attitude could just mean she is severely depressed.
However, if she were on drugs, the drugs that would keep her up/change moods/etc would probably be meth, crack, cocaine, possibly heroine.
Try talking to her about it and seeing if she's depressed. She might just be taking the breakup really hard. Try your best to get into her apartment and hang out with her - tell her your place is being sprayed for bugs or something, and you need a place to crash. When you are there just look for little things that might be odd - lighters all over, spoons out (burned perhaps), cut straws, mirrors and/or white residue, etc. Look at her eyes - see if her pupils are big even in the light, that is a big sign of her being high. The next step (if drugs are suspected) would be an intervention.

Answer 3

you need to talk to her.
I personally have lost a friend to drugs. Although, yes she is still living (if you could call it that) it hurt me horribly, and her family and friends are still really worried about her.
it's entirely possible that she's doing drugs
you need to talk to someone, not just a friend, but someone with enough power to help it, or stop it.
i know it sounds like it will hurt her, or she'll be mad, but, as cliche as it sounds, she'll thank you once she's better
i talked to a councilor at my school. she told me to call my friend's mom. i did, after a long time of courage building and support from my friends
we were able to get her in rehab, and she's been clean for about a month

please, if you need more help, contact me
i can talk to you, knowing EXACTLY where you're coming from

Answer 4

Try helping her if you can I went through this when I was married I didn't see it now divorced found out later it was meth sounds like same symptoms maybe a therapist? good luck

Answer 5

she's just needing some time alone, respect her privacy and let her open up to you, don't try to force anything out of her. Let her breath for a week or so and then ask her if she wants to go out to dinner or something. . . good luck

Answer 6

she is probably really depressed.
Give her her space...tell her that you will be there for her if she needs you.

Answer 7

she seems da type. talk 2 her bout it. she mite break da safe opn. shes ben thru a lot. least by wat u tell me.....