Guest Spike Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 If you had a very close family member who wouldnt stop using cocaine what would you do? Obviously you can guess I'm in that situation but Ive tried almost everything.... I dont really want to call the police either because obviously he would probably get banged up or fined and it wouldnt help at all and his gf is due to give birth any day now... any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Cocaines a tough one becuase people don't see it as an addictive drug, when in reality its users need it for a "pick up". The police won't do anything without evidence and the user won't do anything unless he recognises there's a problem, which is normally when his nose falls apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest east_dundry_red Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Give him some skunk. May sound off but thats what i did. Kicked the ###### out of him aswell. Taught him a lesson. he went on the skunk for a wile and when i said i couldnt get any he started smoking. though he smokes 20 a day its better than the stuff he was doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Depends entirely, is it adversly affecting his life ? There are millions of people on this planet who live completely normal lives and snort coke. As a drug it doesn't effect you for that long. The biggest problem with cocke is cost, has this person got the cash to support the habbit ? considering someone who does a lot can blow 250 quids worth in about an hour. If it is not noticably destroying his life then there isn't much you can do i'm afraid, as it is nigh on impossible to make him see why you think he is doing wrong when his life appears to be completely normal. Skunk might work, but 20 fags a day is going to do you more damage than a g of coke a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Cocaine can cause heart problems and chest pain. Heavy use of cocaine can cause convulsions. Large or frequent doses over a short period can leave users restless, confused and paranoid. Snorting cocaine may permanently damage the inside of the nose. Users may find their habit expensive and hard to control. Users have died from overdose. Oh and it's just been proven that Coke rots your brain - Healthy habbit it is not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spike Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Well he will be a dad in the next 14 days most likely and he has a very costly apartment... he earns quite a bit of cash (about £320 a week) but he cant control his habits.... I threatened to get his gf to take the baby away from him if he doesnt sort out his life and i told him if I get into the police force (I'm applying) the first thing i will do is get him nabbed in possesion or I will kick the ###### out of him.... I just hate the fact that i have 2 cousins near my age who i go out drinking with once maybe in 2 years and they both sneak off in the middle of the night from his apartment whilst his gf sleeps and leave her alone with me (sleeping on the sofa) just so they can go get high all night.... really makes me realise that despite all the shitty stuff Ive done I'm still a pretty decent human being! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilciderhed Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 You could always try to get professional help from Connexions or somewhere. You probably already tried it and he may not listen but its worth a try. HAs his g/f had a go at him about it? She may be the only one he'll listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spike Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 You could always try to get professional help from Connexions or somewhere. You probably already tried it and he may not listen but its worth a try. HAs his g/f had a go at him about it? She may be the only one he'll listen to. shes been having a go at him for 8 1/2 months... I had a go at him once and so far hes not touched them..... and he cant go to a proffesional because he's worried that he may lose his job if he does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 suerly though if he does go to a professional, it will be completely confidential so his work won't find out. I would say while you have some spare time look into it for him, i'm sure there is an organisation out there that can help. How much coke we talking here ? As i'm damn sure he can't feasibly support anything approaching a habbit on 320 a week, even if he blows it all on coke then that is 6 grames a week. Which would be a problem, but with an expensive apartment, so that is going to take a big chunk of it there simply can't be much money left for coke. I'll put it into perspective as to how much a coke habbit costs, Ronnie o'sullivan sold his car for 25k and blew it all on coke, over a period of about 6-8 months, and as your cousin earns only 15k per year approx then he can't approach a big habbit unless he is nicking on the side. Find him some professional help, if he really needs it, make sure it can be done outside working hours, and threaten to go to his boss if he doesn't go to the professional. Harsh but if he really does have a habbit then it will be worth it. Depending on how much you like/care for him, offer to if anyone suspects he is going to a rehab specialist for whatever reason, say it is you with the problem, if he agrees to stop being an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spike Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 suerly though if he does go to a professional, it will be completely confidential so his work won't find out. I would say while you have some spare time look into it for him, i'm sure there is an organisation out there that can help. How much coke we talking here ? As i'm damn sure he can't feasibly support anything approaching a habbit on 320 a week, even if he blows it all on coke then that is 6 grames a week. Which would be a problem, but with an expensive apartment, so that is going to take a big chunk of it there simply can't be much money left for coke. I'll put it into perspective as to how much a coke habbit costs, Ronnie o'sullivan sold his car for 25k and blew it all on coke, over a period of about 6-8 months, and as your cousin earns only 15k per year approx then he can't approach a big habbit unless he is nicking on the side. Find him some professional help, if he really needs it, make sure it can be done outside working hours, and threaten to go to his boss if he doesn't go to the professional. Harsh but if he really does have a habbit then it will be worth it. Depending on how much you like/care for him, offer to if anyone suspects he is going to a rehab specialist for whatever reason, say it is you with the problem, if he agrees to stop being an idiot. He gets alot of coke from his friends... thats the main problem.... hes a very popular guy (like when we go out he walks 2 meters and bumps into someone he knows) and almost off of them give him coke.... I'm just going to keep an eye on him and if he ######s up again I'm going to send him to his mother in ireland and away from his baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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