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call the police on him, i would
Is he ACTUALLY a drug addict, or is he just someone who uses drugs?
Reply 3
Well I have seen him with drugs and he always looks stoned. im just worried about my friend I think i will give her a day or 2 too think about this guy and then im guna take action.
Reply 4
If it starts affecting her then I'd start worrying.
All you can do is hang around in case it all goes pete tong.
Reply 5
what kind of drugs?
Reply 6
if he is actually addicted, then she will probably get sick of him and leave. if he just uses drugs recreationally, then i wouldnt worry to much unless she gets dragged into doing harder drugs. like someone pointed there is a difference between being addicted and just using drugs for fun.
Reply 7
have told her what i think and she does not take any notice


Have you tried talking to her about what she thinks?

If he was actually a hard drug addict then he would be unable to hold down a relationship with someone not involved in drugs because they would be his entire life.

Being seen with drugs and looking stoned does not make you a drug addict, and it's people jumping to conclusions like this that have got this country's drug laws into such an awful state.
Reply 8
Maybe i should not have jumped like that, well i will will give it a rest for now and see how it goes thanks :smile:
be patient with her. If he is a drug addict then she'll probably leave. If you see her getting sucked into the drugs culture then get sterner with her
Reply 10
If she is seeing him seriously, if he is a drug addict please impress upon her the importance of using condoms!

Aside from STI/Ds, she might be saddled with the child of an addict who will either not be there or will be a bad dad or will die young (I know someone in one of these situations).
Reply 11
I will be phoning her later so i will pass on the advice, thanks :biggrin:
I would report him to the police.
Best thing all round. These people need to be punished.
It will screw your friend's life up if she gets involved with this kind of person - if she gets caught with drugs or arround them no end of trouble.
Reply 13
Hubarabsprog, It's not always as cut and dry as that. My friend was going out with an abusive drug dealer for about 5 years and we couldn't report him to the police because she was so dependant on him. Every time she got away from him she always went back because he had the drugs she wanted. She left him shortly before Christmas and would probably have gone back to him again, but we think he died in the boxing day tsunami.
Anyway, we still don't know what sort of drugs they are, and the police are unlikely to do anything for possession unless he has continuously made a nuisance of himself.
Good points Sammy. Maybe I didn't think enough.
I suppose it is like cases of domestic violence - everyone says just leave him, but the wife can't - for some reason.
In Your friends case, i suppose without the propper support netwroks in place (which is a disgrace to this country) then you were in a catch 22 situation. My first incline would have been to have him locked up, but as you say she could have been even worse off.
What we need is harder punishments for the dealers - life and nothing less, and much more proactive policing. Addicts might even need more help then punishment - and with the state of drugs in UK prisons that is not the best place for them to get it.
Britian has a poor record on this subject, they should do more.
Reply 15
Did you phone her? I'd be really interested to know how it all works out, if you don't mind telling us.
Reply 16
Yes I phoned her, she said she was offerd drugs and she refused them she also got really stressed with him and ended it :eek: i thought it was going to be the complete opposite! she seems happier now, its good to have the old Jess back :smile:
Reply 17
Dragoness
I have told her what i think and she does not take any notice, is there anything else I could do??

look. ok. i went out with a drug addict. he was 7 grand in debt, he stank, his hair was greasy, cut into a mohecan that he just let flop, yet for some reason i still loved him. i was getting beaten up cos he was in debt with the wrong people. and i STILL loved him. at the end of the day shes gotta follow her heart, and when she realises or gets hurt, be there for her- and you'll be a true mate, and shell thank you for it in years to come. but shes gotta decide that...! :rolleyes: