i got caught with a drug and now all i want to do is put it all behind me. i never want to do it again but its hard because some of my friends still do it. i need distractions or something. how do i keep myself away from drugs?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health? imxkathleenx3 answered Sunday April 8 2007, 8:50 am: Hey, Well, all of my friends do them, and I have never tried drinking, smoking, or anything. It's really not hard to lose interest in. Google or Yahoo facts about drugs, and read up and look at pictures of the things that can happen to you, and you'll lose all desire you have to do them. I know you said that you don't want to do them, so why would you be worried about it with your friends? You're your own person, don't forget. They may enjoy single handedly destroying their body, but you don't have to. If they try to make you, or tell you they don't want to be friends with you if you dont't do them, then they aren't real friends and they don't care too much about you. Hope I helped ♥ Kathleen. [ imxkathleenx3's advice column | Ask imxkathleenx3 A Question ]
xlivelaughlov3x answered Sunday April 8 2007, 4:33 am: i have a couple of suggestions for you. i mean i dont know you but i hope one these may help you out. you could try to find yourself new friends, dont ditche the old ones- or just yet.. simply try to find other people that you may have a little more in common with now, find new friends that arent involved into those drugs and are focused on other things. now i know this may sound stupid but you can start a sport or hobby, something new youve been wanted to try for a while, that way you can be busy and if you dont want to hang out wit that group of friends one day that do the drugs you can say your busy doing whatever it is you get into and then youll get out of feeling uncomforable around them. a great help for yourself would b if you set your mind and body to the goal that you wont get yourself involved again. if you realli set your mind to it you can be around your friends that do the drug wit the ability to say no the drug, but if you feel the temptation will be too big then try to get yourself out of hte situation. now i dont know you, or your beliefs or anything, but you could also think about joining a religion or somethning bigger around you that can help guide you. a youth group perhaps, there you will meet tons of new people that may even b in your same situation and you can make new friends and they can help you out as well. if you have a God or a community in which you slowly start to believe in they can help you to stop yourself and to realized that you dont need those things and can do other things with your time. hope i helped =] [ xlivelaughlov3x's advice column | Ask xlivelaughlov3x A Question ]
pockets answered Friday April 6 2007, 5:00 pm: I hate to say it, but try to avoid the friends that still use the drug, because being around them can really tempt you to do it. [ pockets's advice column | Ask pockets A Question ]
TheaterOfDreams answered Friday April 6 2007, 3:09 am: Eh,ive been through this,still going through this as a matter of fact.I found that alot of friends just bring me back into that stuff so i had to kind of distance myself from them untill i knew i could handle it.It is a struggle,but you must work for it. [ TheaterOfDreams's advice column | Ask TheaterOfDreams A Question ]
devilspawn_666 answered Thursday April 5 2007, 7:28 pm: This situation really sucks, and you obviously know this or you wouldn't be asking for help. Right now, you have to decide if staying clean is more important than being around your current friends. It sounds as if you don't want the trouble that comes with doing drugs and your friends have decided that they still wish to continue with it. You need to find some friends that DON'T do drugs! I'm not saying "never see your friends again", but you DO need to associate yourself with people who will help you stay strong when you feel like you want to go back to that again. Not everyone does it. Start going places and doing things with people who don't use drugs. Trust me, it's hard now, but it gets A LOT easier as time goes on. [ devilspawn_666's advice column | Ask devilspawn_666 A Question ]
XkittyOkatX answered Thursday April 5 2007, 7:01 pm: Aw, it's great that you wanna move away from all that.
Make sure you start making other friends. I'm not saying you should completly ditch your friends who do that (though I honestly probably would..) but make sure you're not near them when their using. If they are, just go hang out with some of your other friends.
If there's some reason you can't leave, just have a good time along with them, MINUS THE DRUGS. Eh, I guess you could always just ask them to be polite and wait till you leave, too. If their really your friends, they should just wait..
beckss answered Thursday April 5 2007, 6:52 pm: Sucks that you got caught but you shouldnt of even done it in the first place. I'm not here to lecture you, what's done is done. I would get a better group of friends by joining things that interest you. Any hobbys you have that you love to do? DO THAT! It will help... getting your mind off drugs. Or replace drugs with a food, like gum? If you dont have a hobby, try new things, playing an instrument, doing sports, running? Anything like that! Just try and get your mind off of it and if you stay friends with the people that still do drugs, dont let them get to you, rise above the influence! It's good that you want to stop though :) [ beckss's advice column | Ask beckss A Question ]
blackluna7111 answered Thursday April 5 2007, 6:37 pm: you can alsways carry candy around with you so whenever you get the urge you eat your favorite candy, aslo whenever they are with the drugs you can just step away. if you want you can join afterschool activities and keep yourself entertained!
hope i helped! [ blackluna7111's advice column | Ask blackluna7111 A Question ]
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