My best friend is doing drugs what should I do?

im 16 years old and I have a best friend and she lives in South Dakota and I live in Arkansas and we have know eachother are since we were little.. and now she is doing drugs.. and I dont know what to do.. and she is 15.. should I just tell her that we arent friend anymore? or should I help her becz I dont want to lose her.. help me out becz I dont know what to do!! HELP ME OUT PLEASE!!

Well, you shouldn't automatically be like, " Friendship is over!" You should try to help her in whatever way possoble, that's what friends are for! However, try not to be intrusive, which'll make her feel like she's talking to her mom. Make it clear that you're there for her whenever she needs you and that she needs to take it upon herself to get her life back together, other that that, there's really nothing you can do. Being her friend, it's important to work through problems together, but she doesn't need a babysitter and some things need to be done on your own. People don't just start doing drugs over nothing, she's probably very depressed. Believe me, you don't know how great it feels to have someone you can talk to - WHEN YOU what TO!!! Try not to butt in too much. Well, I really hope all goes well. Peace.

A true friend would do anything in their power to keep them from going down that dark path....you love her as do her parents....both of you want to protect her and wish the best for her....her parents need to know so they can be PARENTS....not easy, but it's a cry for help and down the road she will be very thankful to know you cared enough.

firstly realize that you cannot change your friend..is there anyone who lives closeby who can talk to her when she is not stoned and take her to a place where there are people whose lives have been destroyed by drugs..she needs to see the kind of person she is turning into..and to see how it has hurt them and the people closest to them..there is a Christian Newsletter called Challenge that often has helpful articles like that..if her parents are not abusive and love their daughter they need to be told..preferably by her..but failing that anyone else will do..she needs to be removed from her current friends who are doing drugs with her and perhaps she could come and stay with you while she gets off the drugs for awhile..but first she must see the foolishness of her ways and want to change..she does need to get away from those friends nomatter what though

A lot of my best friends have been experimenting with drugs lately, and they know I'm very against anything like that. However, if I had pushed them away and said we weren't friends anymore, I wouldn't be helping them or myself. I told them I still cared a lot about them and that I wanted them to be extremely careful, and that I was here for them if they ever needed me. I also said, however, that I didn't want to be a part of what they were doing and that I didn't think it was a good choice on their part, even though I know they're very smart people. That's all you can do really, but I don't recommend you just cut your friend off- just don't participate in any of it or help to cover for her in any way. Good luck