Drugs: he's ill and won't stop taking them?! What do they do?

Question

If this have been covered then please excuse this...

I have a friend who takes a fair amount of drugs... e.g. Pot/Marijuana and so forth.... he'd never take E's so I guess that's where he draws the line. It bothered me a lot when we were going out 'cause I feel it's a 'cop out' a bit like alcohol is sometimes... It bothered me but he refused to stop taking it, he said he wasn't addicted to it and that he could stop whenever he wanted - ha, somehow I don't believe that but if you know otherwise do tell! The other day I found out he's incredibly ill, he said "Apparently I've got a mix of the flu, Reye's syndrome and Myocarditis..." and a few days later I said "You're not going to take drugs while you're ill right?!" and he goes "No, I can't right now I can't do anything but sit. However the minute I can I will." which makes me sick. Sick to think he can't keep off the stuff...

What I want to know is, what do drugs do to young people? He's probably been taking it for 3/4 years & he's

17 now and so he's been taking it on a daily bases... I know he uses a bong sometimes but otherwise smokes it, splif or whatever... what could the drugs be doing to him and the illness he has right now, could it be caused by drugs?

Answer 1

How to Beat Drug Addiction
Here are some helpful tips for those who are trying to get clean and stop using drugs.
1. Decide that you do really want to stop using drugs. Unless you have the desire to change you will never be able to.
2. Be completely honest with yourself and others. Your chances of recovery are not good if you cannot face yourself and deal with confrontations from others.
3. Remove influences that enable your drug use from your life.
4. Avoid relying on someone to stop doing drugs with you, as he or she may not have the willingness to change. You must be willing to stop spending time with people who use drugs, and to avoid temptation. Learn to walk away from those that insist on using or talking about using in front of you. It may require you to be alone for a while or find a whole new set of friends to hang out with. It will shock you to find out how much healthier your friendships will be once you are not using drugs to smooth out the rough spots.
5. Stock up on nutritious, easy-to-eat foods such as soup to keep your strength up while clucking (going through withdrawal). Be especially sure to focus on your protein intake. This will help keep your blood sugar level stable, which in turn helps keep your mood on an even keel.
6. Find a group in your local area such as Narcotics Anonymous. It will help you deal with the issues that come up when stopping drugs. Although the name may be misleading, recovering users of all kinds are also welcome at Alcoholics Anonymous.
7. Get in touch with a reliable friend who does not take drugs, if you have one. Ask him or her to stay with you to help out while you go through the worst of your withdrawal.
8. If you feel you cannot deal with withdrawal by yourself, then see a doctor or go to a hospital emergency room.
9. Write down a list of things you enjoyed doing before you started using drugs or things you've been interested in doing that you haven't done yet. Drugs have been a big part of your life and it will be easier for you if you plan ahead to fill the void that their absence will create.

Answer 2

The damage is most likely done by now. Marijuana causes "paranoia", depression and in more serious cases "scitsophrenia" It destoys the brain and causes many mental health problems. Then there are the lungs, it is estimated that every joint causes as much harm to the lungs as five cigarettes. Then there's the risk of cancers, to the mouth, throat and lungs. As for his sickness, if he hasn't had a joint for a short while, he could just be withdrawing. It is highly addictive but users always claim it isn't. Try asking a user to go without a joint for 24 hours! He'll be going crazy after 12 hours! My advice to you is to distance yourself. As he slips further and further into a hole and starts thieving etc. to feed his addiction, you don't want to be associated with somebody like that. He will beg from you, he will borrow from you and a point will come when he will steal from you.

Answer 3

for u r security go from this person the time is be clean then againi know if u love is defucul but me i am a turist and the arast me here out side is the army dont take and u them prohaps u have ather thinks u dont know the only way is what is sence away for years from anythink drug