what can i do to help my friend with there marawana addicton

[Rebel_against_evil]

A Friend Of Mine Has A Addiction Prob And I Dont Know How To Help Them They Come To My House And Hide Out To Do There Stuff I Dont Do It And I Dont See Them Do It Like I Said They Hide It And My Brother Told Me About It His With Them More Then I Am See They Get Kinda Nurvise Around Me And Dont Talk Much To Me But We Still Hang Out (or I Still Stay Till They Go All Wird Then I Leave )so Any Ideals Out There

 

[Godsgirl481]

Reefer is not physically addicting...it can be mentally...but the person can stop and not have to go through detox or anything. Find out why they are doing it first...it is probably because they want to hide from reality. You have to fix the source before you can stop

 

[All4THALORD]

Wow, you have alot of factors in this situation. First off you need to tell them the truth. And that is that they don't need to be doing this. They're lying by coming to your house away from their parents and they're breaking the Law of the Land by smoking the weed. That's contradicting the Bible. And, of course, that's wrong. And as you tell them the truth, if they get mad, don't worry about it. You did your part by telling the truth, now they have to do their part and act on what you said.
And if your brother does it with them, you need to tell him the truth too. But give them these Scriptures:
These will help fight the marijuana addiction.
In 1 Corinthians 10:13 it says, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it]."

Matthew 26:41-Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.

James 1:12-Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Give them these Scriptures for lying:
Proverbs 12:19-The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22-Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

I will pray for you and God bless. Don't hesitate to ask more questions or PM me.
All4THALORD

 

[neffster]

get them some help

 

[psychedelicist]

Well in rare cases (my sister for instance) weed can be physically addicting, after you smoke it once, your body needs it to feel right. Mostly though, it is the small amount of nicotene present in one certain species of marijuana that makes it addicting.

I would try to explain to these people how you feel about it, but do not force them or pressure them to get help or anything. I would insist to them to not continue to smoke at your house anymore. You could go to jail simply by association, and your parents would likely end up getting in a lot of legal trouble, because it was on their property.

 

[LadyJane]

Pray for them. Sometimes a person medicates themself due to emotional problems. Sometimes they smoke it to be "cool" (or whatever). Unfortunately, it can be mentally addicting.

 

[Im_A]

pot use can go into addiction.

i have just recently learned through a class i have to take because of my struggle with alcohol, that drugs, including pot, can go into addiction. with pot, there are chemicals in pot that replaces the "feel good" chemicals in your brain. when you come down or crash, you have nothing left. too much use of it, gets rid of those natural chemicals that we have in our brains and takes time to rebuild. so if someone smokes pot because it makes them feel good, i would say that is a good sign that they are addicted. because you get high to feel good. i once smoked pot, and i know this all too well. i have been clean now of it for 4 to 5 years, and i have no intentions of going back to it. i can't even stand the smell now.

the issue i have with people saying deal with the problems they have in their lives first before getting off of pot is this.

someone has stress in their life. that is normal. whether a lot of stress, or just a small amount of stress, it dont' matter. stress is a part of life period. being a Christian doesn't exclude from life's problems or anything. the only difference is, we have christ to get us through the mess of this world. when we fall, we have something stable to get us back, which is God. people that use pot, lean on pot to get them feeling better. social implications certianly have a high role in this too. so, my advice, is pray for them to get off of pot first. drugs are drowning them to make them think and feel that they need the drug to get through that problem. stress won't go away. but, they can't truly deal with something till they get the drug out of their system. that is fact. so pray for them that God would somehow, someway get the drug out of their system. when your around them, give another way out for your friends to not use pot. if i'm correct, you mentioned how when they are at your house, they go someplace and do their thing. it is your house, and you have every God given right to say, not in my house, and to say not on my property, but do it in love. for example, if they say they will be back in a later while, why not offer them, hey let's go outside and just hang out for awhile. let's pop in a movie. let's all take a walk and hang out. but they have to get the depressant drug out of their system before they can every get back on a mindset of dealing with things in their lives that they let give them the desire to use pot/drugs.

if you need help, i would advise to go and talk to counselors that do recovery for alcohol and drug addiction. they know the best. i have a struggle with alcohol, and this weekend, enlightened me to a lot of stuff with my problems with alcohol. i am on my own road to recovery by keeping everything in mind that they offer me. you have to remember to, it is a day to day thing. addiction is not stopping for a short or long time and doing it again. addiction is not, being able to stop, even if you stop for longer than 2 to 3 years. but addiction is the fact that they don't and can't stop no matter of the length of time that goes by that they chose not to use it.

another interesting fact with pot is.

THC, the major chemical drug goes into our fatty cells. that's why it takes so much long to get out of our system. alcohol is liquid soluable. it goes out of our system within an hour if you would only have one drink. pot tho has a half life of around 4 days. meaning, it takes, at least, 4 days to get half of the amount someone smokes up into their system. so my point with this is, if someone says pot isn't addictive, they can't truly say it, because the drug is in their system. it takes a few weeks to get out of your system, and if they continuely use it, they have no just cause to say it, because they are not truly sober the next day of getting stoned.

if you want references for this information, i will gladly give it to you. i have my book from the class i had to take, and i have to take further assessment because of my addiction to alcohol, and i can and will get information for you or anyone that wants reference. these studies are not biased against drug use. these studes and statisitcs showing the truths and the fact with drugs. you have to be sober and clean of the drug before you can get out of it.

do i believe God can do miracles, for sure. but does God do the same miralce for everyone, no. simple truths can be DIVINE miracles for people, as the information of my own addiction to alcohol have been a miracle for me.

please, if you have any questions, you can always talk to me. private message, email, talk on one of the instant messaging programs, respond to the thread here it doesn't matter.

i will keep you in my prayers for your love for your friends to see them stop making high risk choices and in the end, ruining their lives.

there was something that one of the counselors told us and it hit me really big time. here is what he said. "There are few amounts of bad people on this world. God doesn't make cr**." (i didn't know that word was a cuss word, hmm, oh well.)
May God Bless you!

 

[visionary]

The last thing you need is "Busted". Advise them not to do it on your parents property, for you do not want to get them in trouble. Talk to your brother about it, see if you can get him to realize that this is not a good thing. Suggest other activities that involve a lot of physical activites like basketball. Challenge them, sweat it out of their systems and at the same time give them something else to look forward to doing. If you come to realize just how serious sthe problem is, tell your brother that you are going to bring your parents into the picture, because they are doing it on their property and they could lose everything. For yourself, you need to break free from the association with it. It has its seductive powers and you must make a stand now. Be strong and of good courage. It will be difficult but I believe you are up to the challenge. You could be saving your brother's and friends life by stepping in.

 

[Angeldove97]

wow this is alot of wonderful advice and i pray that it will help you deal with your friend and their problem.

keep it in prayer as much as you can and talk to maybe a pastor or somebody who can help you deal with this problem... i know you must care alot for your friend if you're seeking advice and they truly need a true friend by their side to get over this addiction.

 

[Human]

The only thing that bugs me about the whole deal is that all these people are calling a plant "evil" whereas God called it "good" (Gen 1:12). What did Jesus say about people calling "evil" that which God called "good"?

Your friend should not do anything that is harmful to him; frankly based on your circumstances, I doubt he is using God's gift as a benefit however.

Peace in Christ,
Human

 

[amcwsom]

If he gets caught, he'll be sent to a rehab center. They'll be able to help him there.

 

[PassionateChemistry]

A Friend Of Mine Has A Addiction Prob And I Dont Know How To Help Them They Come To My House And Hide Out To Do There Stuff I Dont Do It And I Dont See Them Do It Like I Said They Hide It And My Brother Told Me About It His With Them More Then I Am See They Get Kinda Nurvise Around Me And Dont Talk Much To Me But We Still Hang Out (or I Still Stay Till They Go All Wird Then I Leave )so Any Ideals Out There

i have friends who do drugs, but they know enough not to do them around me; i'll associate with them, but my boundary is that they dont do it around me

 

[braka]

You can't do much. Using drugs is a lifestyle choice, much like getting a certain job or getting married. You can try to pursuade them of the rightness of your point of view.. but in the end they have to experience the consequences of their decisions for themselves.

If you are really serious about helping your friend, attend a Naranon meeting.