My friend is struggling with ecstasy addiction and this has put a strain on our relationship.?

My friend is struggling with ecstasy addiction and this has put a strain on our relationship. My friends and I are conflicted between wanting to help and fearing the consequences.

How do I get involved this problem? I live in Sunrise Manor, Nevada.

Your assist would go a long way to help.

Check out finding alcohol and drug rehab medical centers close by your town or city. Consult the resource sites specializing in your town and state. Get some free advice on how to help your friend.

You should be honest with your friend and tell them of your concern and try to educate them on the long term permanent harm of ecstasy. You may want to talk to a councilor, other friends and family because the depression and brain damage with the drug are irreversible.

try helping your friend out by telling them it's wrong to do that and that you don't want to lose them.

sit your friend down and explain how it is effecting you and your relationship with them. dont leave your friend to deal with the situation on there own, it my be a cry for help. ask them if they have anything they want to talk to you about. get as much info on ecstasy you can even some horror stories about the drug, like what it does to your body and how people have died doing it, and help them with the info, go to support groups with them, they might want to go but not on there own. stay a friend to them it might be hard as you dont like what there doing but they need you more then ever. best of luck x

All are good answers. I know AlAnon has groups for friends and relatives of alcoholics. If there is a DrugAnon, maybe it does too.

For your friend, I would say "Go to a doctor and get the 5-hour glucose tolerance test done. If your addiction is the result of your brain craving sugar due to a blood sugar imbalance condition called hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), then treating the blood sugar imbalance with a no-sugar (or sugar substitute) diet will go a long way to controlling your cravings for ecstasy or any other drug/drug substitute."

Your friend is lucky to still have caring friends as many addicts drive them all away. If you get involved, you risk losing your friendship. As an older person with a lot of sad experience in this area, i feel that you can only support your friend more or less passively by being very positive and reassuring(" you CAN do it. We KNOW you will succeed."). Be there when they need to talk. Do not judge.The issues in drug addiction run deep and to touch them is to feel fire. If you directly interfere in the addicts life, they may not forgive you. Just love them. Do not torture them if they relapse as almost all trying to quit relapse. Just sigh with them and look forward.Remain positive:it is a long hard road, but success is tenaciously holding on to sobriety, not obsessing about ecstasy or any other drug. There are groups like AA whose literature for friends and families of addicts may be very helpful. Cling to the positive. and gently remind your friend to also. Good Luck!

Number One...your friend must WANT to stop this addiction.
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