How will you help a person/friend/family member if he or she admitted a drug problem to you and asked for your help?

My problem solving skill!

1. First I would ask them why they started using drugs.
2. Then now that I know the root of the problem, the reason why my friend started drugs, I would try to solve or lessen the problem by engaging in deep conversations as well as...
3. Tell her to cut down on the drugs each day. If she used 3 pills today, tell her to use 2 tomorrow.
4. Then I would visit her everyday to chech if she's following her goal.
5. If she is suffering from the symptoms of withdrawal, I would hold her hands and overcome the symptoms with her together.
6. Then hopefully she would be thinking no more of taking drugs.

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Script:

Girl: Dave... I've got some problems...

Dave: What is it?

Girl: I am on drugs...

Dave: Oh... what drug are you using?

Girl: Cocaine.

Dave: How long have you been using it?

Girl: Months... Maybe 6 months now... Dave i wanna change... i wanna stop using drugs.

Dave: Ok.. why did you take it in the first place?

Girl: Well... You know, I'm a bit of a loner so i had no one to talk to, to socialize with, so i was so depressed that i used drugs.

Dave:Oh... ok.. are you willing to change?

Girl: Yes

Dave: Promise you will do as i say?

Girl: Yes.

Dave: Ok. How many doses do you take in a day?

Girl: 4 to 5.

Dave: Ok. Tomorrow why don't you try only taking 3 doses, and see if there's any withdrawal symptoms tell me. I'll come visit tomorrow. Bye

Girl: Ok... bye

The next day.

Dave enters the Girl's house.

Dave: How you feeling?

Girl: I'm ok i guess... but I'm not as happy as before...

Dave: Anything else?

Girl: No.

Dave: Good.

Days went by like this and everything seemed to go all right.

2 weeks later Dave visits the Girl.

Dave: What did you do today? Anything fun?

Girl: Nothing much, but Dave I've got a problem... I started using none of the cocaine doses and I can't stand it. I need some. Can I have one?

Dave:Hmm... No let's wait. Try to fight it.

Girl: ok...

5 minutes later...

Girl: I need it... I want it.. aa!! Where is it.

Dave holds her hand tight.

Dave: look me in the eyes. Look at me. Its ok... just wait. Let's try to fight it... I'll fight with you... Let's eat something. Anything in the fridge?

Girl: Some fruits... That's it..

Dave:That's it? ... I think we need to go shopping!

Girl: I don't want to. I'm scared

Dave: It's ok, you can stick right beside me and I'll protect you. This will get you mind off of cocaine for a while.

Dave and the Girl goes to a grocery store.

Girl: It's been long since i last came here.

Dave: Wow, lots of stuff in here. Oh! look at that that apple, it's bigger than my head! haha

Girl: Yeah, hehe, kind of funny.

Before it gets too long... The Girl was able to fight a drug addiction with a strong will power and a help from a friend. The Girls couldn't have fought off the addiction if it wasn't for her strong will power but more importantly an assitant at her side, Dave.