Just found out a friend has been strung out on coke for the last year.
bad scene here. guy's been living in l.a. for the last 4 years. went to visit his ex in san francisco about a year ago and she introduced him to coke on that trip - they ended up doing lines one night there. after that trip he went back home to l.a. and soon started seeking it out. a co-worker of his is a heavy user and pretty soon he fell into that crowd who are always doing it, including buying and selling it.
guy told me he's been having major paranoia and hallucinations (seeing rats out of the corners of his eyes). somehow he's managed to keep his job (clerk at a law firm) despite frequently showing up sweating, bloody nose, etc. he's been selling coke and also swapping it for xanax, painkillers, etc. he wrecked his old car but spent the settlement money on drugs, so now he doesn't have a car which makes life almost impossible in l.a.
now the ex who introduced him to coke just moved to hollywood to 'watch over him' and they're sharing a two bedroom apt now. she doesn't know anyone else in l.a., has been unemployed for 6+ months, and is trying to get disability pay - she's got major depression and other issues. apparently she's not using any drugs currently, but who knows. he said she doesn't have much saved up and neither does he obviously, they could both wind up on the streets if things go further south.
he's been clean only for a week now, but this just sounds like really bad news. not sure what to do here, never had an issue to this extent with a friend before..
yeah, chewed him out pretty good and told him to be extremely careful of getting into a co-dependent relationship with her.
the problem is that they've known each other for so long and he thinks she's a great person since she was willing to move down to l.a. to keep an eye on him. not sure if i trust her intentions or his judgment though. he's 32 and she's about to turn 40 and wants to 'settle down'. but into what exactly? seems like she has zero direction and many issues and since he's in a bad spot maybe that's comforting to her since she can relate? whole situation just seems very dark.
Well he is probably lying to you. That's what addicts do. He won't stop until he has serious consequences most likely. If you really want him to stop , dont bail him out of any jams. He needs the consequences in order to get clean. I kno it sounds harsh. It is the only way this works though.
Coke aint really that addictive of a drug man its not like Heroin or crack he can easily not do this shiiit if he dont want to. What im saying is there are no withdrawals attached to quitting that junk its just a small mental thing. Gl i did a few blasts lastnight by the fire and fished for Northerns all night!
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Just found out a friend has been strung out on coke for the last year.
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