Best friend addicted

[Bmxman]

My best friend smokes mad weed and I've been trying to help him stop my mom saw him doing it and now she won't let us hang. Being a biker I have alot of peer pressure about smoking pot and only dome it once and never again he's starting to become a dealer and leavin of me behind to go hangout with his pot buddies any tips or anything?

[Dimitri]

Personally I would leave him, if he cannot make time for you and pot is controling his life then I would leave him, he isn't worth it.

[AppealToReason]

Hate to say it, but you can't help someone who is addicted if they're not ready for help.
You just have to leave him alone, sadly.

[ImCoolBeans]

Hate to say it, but you can't help someone who is addicted if they're not ready for help.
You just have to leave him alone, sadly.

This is somewhat true. I think you should speak to him about how you feel, it may be hard to do but it might be a little bit of a reality check to hear you say it. If he disregards it and distances himself from you even more I would say he may not be worth the effort if he's just going to ditch you to get high.

[Jupiter]

Yeah, maybe you should just talk to him, and see what you can do. If nothing happens, then just let him do it.

[syd1298]

tell him to stop or you will Unfriend him :)

[Black Eight]

tell him to stop or you will Unfriend him :)

That is not a good idea.

[crazyhyperway]

like everyone else said, just try to help for a week or two. If he keeps resisting your help and ditching you, he is not worth it.

BTW If he is the violent type don't say you will unfriend him if he keeps doing it

[Φρανκομβριτ]

This is somewhat true. I think you should speak to him about how you feel, it may be hard to do but it might be a little bit of a reality check to hear you say it. If he disregards it and distances himself from you even more I would say he may not be worth the effort if he's just going to ditch you to get high.

Three thumbs up! You've got to make it clear to him how this is making you feel.

If he continues on the path he is on even after that, I'm afraid you have done all you can for him. I've lost MANY friends to far worse drugs. Hopefully he'll sort himself out and return to biking, however you can't force him to do anything he doesn't want to.

Best of luck

[Rubber]

U don't have to smoke with him. Who says you can't be friends with his friends too. When there's a kid who doesn't smoke with us nobody cares at all, cuz it's their life just like how his life is his

[coolkid1]

If you care about him, then get him alone and talk (If he is around other people, odds are he is going to get help from his pot-smoking friends). Tell him that he isn't the person he used to be, and you are worried about him. See how he replies; if he doesn't care, then how can you help him? If he begins to think, THEN you can try to help him. You may not like the answer, but it is truly the best thing for you and your friendship with him.

[hallo]

sit down and talk to him about it

[stuo]

Hate to say it, but you can't help someone who is addicted if they're not ready for help.
You just have to leave him alone, sadly.

Very true

[sackalicious]

how is your mom gonna stop you from hanging out? u can hang out with him when hes smoking dont beleive that contact high bullshit nobody gets contact high its just placebo affect. I dont smoke anymore because im on probation but my friends do. Everytime im trying to chill out and smoke a cigarette or something somebodys bitching at me saying they dont like the smell or some stupid crap i wish people would mind own business then the world would be a better place

[Charleigh]

Weed is a high addiction, I'm addicted to it but I hate telling people. I depend on weed, weed is my life I just smoke it and smoke it. He's choosing the wrong path trust. Your mum shouldn't stop you from seeing him, if your friends then there isn't nothing wrong with that, although I would keep away from it as much as possible because its fucking crazy when you stop. Good lucck..

[Sordid Saint]

I wish people wouldn't think that just because someone smoked mad weed, means that you can't hang out with them unless you're smoking with them. I smoke a fuckin shit ton of weed and I still hang out with people that don't, and they're chill with me doing it in front of them. I accept people who don't want to smoke. They made a decision to not smoke just like I made a decision TO smoke and I respect it and will never pressure anyone to do it.

Point is, just chill with him anyway and if he tries to get you to smoke, don't. Or do... it's really up to you man. ( that kinda rhymed lol)

EDIT:

Weed is a high addiction, I'm addicted to it but I hate telling people. I depend on weed, weed is my life I just smoke it and smoke it. He's choosing the wrong path trust. Your mum shouldn't stop you from seeing him, if your friends then there isn't nothing wrong with that, although I would keep away from it as much as possible because its fucking crazy when you stop. Good lucck..

AGREE lol, when I take tolerance breaks it sucks lol, haven't taken one in like a year though so i probably should again.

To OP - if you don't want to smoke, then don't. because it really does suck to stop once you start smoking on a regular basis

[bobynrobyn]

most "OP" are right ....you need to get him alone, and have a chat..if he wants to continue the same path, you might have to 'BAIL"
just my thoughts

bobynrobyn

[MarinaSF]

bar (http://www.teenbar.net/showthread.php?474-Homepage-contact-here-advanced-forum) My best friend smokes mad weed and I've been trying to help him stop my mom saw him doing it and now she won't let us hang. Being a biker I have alot of peer pressure about smoking pot and only dome it once and never again he's starting to become a dealer and leavin of me behind to go hangout with his pot buddies any tips or anything?

what are his pot buddies doing ? do you have other hobbies appart biking you can share with him ?

[ShredtheGnar]

My best friend smokes mad weed and I've been trying to help him stop my mom saw him doing it and now she won't let us hang. Being a biker I have alot of peer pressure about smoking pot and only dome it once and never again he's starting to become a dealer and leavin of me behind to go hangout with his pot buddies any tips or anything?

Pot is a mental addiction, he doesn't need treatment or anything to stop so luckily it's not too hard.

You really can't get in the way and tell him to "stop getting high." He's going to accuse you of telling him what to do, give you a stupid rant about how it's his life and he can make his own decisions, and be mad at you.

What are his hobbies? The general trend I see is kids who smoke pot as a hobby (instead of playing a sport of joining a cub, maybe getting a job) are the ones that get into trouble with it. They just sit and smoke pot all day, maybe try to hang out with him and take him biking or to a club. Keep his mind off smoking, without telling him you are or letting him realize.

Does he go to school high? This is the big no-no imho. Just because of it's effect on school work. You can still function in school, and I know people that get very good grades in school high all the time but it's a rarity. I am one of those, but I choose not to because of my work ethic. Generally the learning process isn't changed and you still learn the material, but you don't remember it later.

Talk to him about his pot selling and fully understand the situation. Depending on how old he is suggest that he get a part time job since you can put that on a resume, plus a high school pot dealer makes no where near as much as I do at my 10 hr/wk part time job. It's all investment, the actual profit is actually pretty weak.

Not in anyway supporting you smoking marijuana, but just so you know it doesn't effect your lung capacity- your biking really wouldn't differ from pot smoking. Cigarettes have a much higher tar content and the tar coats your lungs and make breathing hard.

If you have more questions, shoot me a PM. In my friend group, we all smoke mad weed but we are pretty diverse ranging from your garden variety pot head, to dealers, to mad smart stoners. I understand the psychology of it pretty well from this.

However, amongst me and my friends I still try not to center our friendships around pot. That was the advice my dad gave me when he found out I smoked, and it is the truest thing I know about it.