my cousins have both had a lot of trouble with drugs and addiction. i am very scared they will die and i always cry when i talk about it. I get so sad and i dont no what to do, my emotions are taking me over!
Additional info, added Monday July 26 2004, 12:04 pm: I was talking with my best friend last night about my cousins and i couldnt sleep because i was thinking to much about my cousin's problem..i dont no wat to do!. Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Families? natalie04 answered Thursday July 29 2004, 12:19 pm: hunny...i know where you are coming from. my cuz used to do EVERYTHING! and he still smokes sometimes. it scares me too, because he's 20 and has been in SOOOOOOOOOOO many drunken fights. all you can do is tell them that you are scared for them. If they can't see how much you love them and refuse to listen, than that is there decision! as bad as that may sound!:(
iwasherexox answered Monday July 26 2004, 11:30 pm: maybe you should consider confronting them about it .. but that would totally hard .. even better would probably be to talk to your parents or your aunt/uncle. it`s obviously important to you that you want your cousins to be safe so you shoudl tell someone about their problems.
nik18363 answered Monday July 26 2004, 1:48 pm: listen, i know exactly how you feel. last year my best friend of 16 years died of a heroin overdose, and my ex boyfriend is in rehab right now for it also. you need to talk to them about it. let them know how much you care and that drugs don't solve problems, they only make them. you need to be there for them because addiction is physically and emtionally draining. it's alright to cry about this when you talk about it because it is a scary thing, and you letting them know just how much its hurting you might make them understand just how much you care and you're scared for them. ask them how they feel about a rehab problem because honestly, sooner or later, drugs will mess up their lives. just talk to them, be assertive and tell them that they need to change. they might get mad.. but it's better them being mad & getting clean, rather than them being addicted.. [ nik18363's advice column | Ask nik18363 A Question ]
ShOrTnSwEeT42094 answered Monday July 26 2004, 1:19 pm: I would definitely let them know how much you love them and that you are concerned.However,in these cases it's best not to pass judgement,or come off as yelling or criticizing them.That would just push them away even more.Let them know about your concerns and how much you love them and don't want to see anything bad happen to them.Other than that,unfortunately sweetie there really isn't much else you can do.Maybe try talking to an aunt or uncle,or one of your parents and see if they might be able to something further to get them help.Otherwise there isn't anything you can do other than letting them know how much you love them and are there for them.Sadly,these types of things sometimes take a person hitting rock bottom or just until THEY decide they've had enough,for it to end.You're definitely in my thoughts and prayers hunnie,and if you ever need someone to talk to,leave me a note in my inbox and I'd be more than happy to exchange s/n's with you!!! [ ShOrTnSwEeT42094's advice column | Ask ShOrTnSwEeT42094 A Question ]
hErEtoheLp answered Monday July 26 2004, 12:31 pm: Alright, my cousin had the same problem, babe there's really nothing you CAN do. The only way they'll stop is if they're ready, which most of the time only comes up when they have a RUDE awakening call. But the best thing you can do is encourage them both to try stopping, try to get them to go do things with you, keep them busy so they won't have time to do those things.
On another note depending on how old you are, maybe you should talk to someone old enough to deal with something like this, but you could... on ceartain occausains if your cousins are over 18 that means they're old enough to make their own desisions. HOWEVER, you can go to a judge and do something, I'm not quite sure what, but he can put them in a drug rehabilitation place for that kinds of things. Now, if they're under 18,and you're really scard that they might die from it...TELL their parents.... it won't be a bad thing to do, you'll be saving thier lives. And their parents can more than likley do somethign about it. [ hErEtoheLp's advice column | Ask hErEtoheLp A Question ]
xRuBbErDuCkYx answered Monday July 26 2004, 12:24 pm: well maybe if you write them a letter about owe you feel maybe they will stop or if you try to get them help yeah i no that stuff is hard to get ova you can right poems that can get you over it i hope i helped
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Sara8047 answered Monday July 26 2004, 12:24 pm: Maybe you should try talkin to your cousins and tell them how you feel and your scared something might happen to thme. Maybe if you let them know you care they'll try n stop. Hope i helped <3 Sara [ Sara8047's advice column | Ask Sara8047 A Question ]
xobabyxthang answered Monday July 26 2004, 12:24 pm: do your cousins know how you feel?? if not you should tell them how you feel about there drug addiction..that might make them wanna quit..also u cud suggest a therapist of some sort to them xox i hope they quit and u feel better [ xobabyxthang's advice column | Ask xobabyxthang A Question ]
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