How Can I Talk to My Friends About an Addiction?

Published January 20, 2014

Question by goode_times_die: How can I talk to my friends about an addiction?
I have a cocaine addiction, I need to talk to my friends about it but the problem is, one of my friends mother and father died from the very same addiction. I watched his mother slowly and painfully die. I can’t figure out a way to bring up a touchy subject like this. Can anyone help me out?
I thought I should mention this one, I already have been through rehab for alcoholism. Witch kind of complicates things for me a little bit more.

Best answer:

Answer by Whawha
Ask a good one to go to an NA meeting with you. Tell them the truth. They might get pissed at first, but they’ll help if they are real friends.

Answer by Straight Cat
Just say it. When you do say it, have a plan to start a treatment or therapy with a counselor. You may have an underllying mental illness (which is ok) that you will discover through all this. Usually when a person seeks street drugs or alcohol, they are just self medicating an underlying mental illness. You should not be ashamed of this. The mere fact that you are reaching out to us is a beautiful beginning. Keep it up, you are great!!!!!