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..
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..