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My best friend, Claire, is basically the leader of the 'bad crowd' at our school. She started drinking/having sex at the age of 13, and we are now 16. We've been very best friends since age 12, but I on the otherhand follow all the rules. She got arrested for having alcohol/getting drunk on school property. She swore she wouldn't drink after a near-death drinking expeirence that hurt everyone around her when she wasn't expected to live through the night. We fought on and off about her problems, but finally she toned down the drinking and we became closer then ever. She truly is my very best friend, she's been there for me with everything.

Now, she's skipping school again, she's drinking every weekend, and having sex with random guys more then ever. I want to save her again. I can't fight against her. When I do, she pushes me away and does more and more illegal things. I don't want to lose my best friend again, it hurt too bad the first time. Please help.

Don't fight her! As you said, it only makes it worse. You'll probably get a bunch of advice like this, but you need to sit her down and talk with her. If that doesn't work, I think the best thing to do is to scare her out of it. Tell her parents if it gets way to out of hand, or if you are that worried about her, calling the cops might have to be an option. I know you love her, but if you want to help her, the best thing to do is to let her learn from her mistakes. Also, theropy might work out too. Be a friend to her, that's probably what she needs right now.

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(Rating: 5) Thank you, yeah she has already been to therapy. As soon as it was over .. thats when all this got worse.

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