1. Intervening to Help a Friend
Intervening to help a friend who abuses drugs is difficult. Here are some tips for helping a friend.

2. Intervening to Help a Friend
Talk to your friend.
Express Your Concern
Help Your Friend Face Facts
Describe Your Feelings
Don’t Criticize or Argue
Offer Specific Help

3. Intervening to Help a Friend
Ask another friend to help.
The more people speaking the truth and offering support, the better.
Be sure to discuss your concerns and guidelines for intervening with the second friend.

4. Intervening to Help a Friend
Follow through.
Do what you said you would do to help your friend.
Be sure your friend knows that your offers of support can be counted on.

5. Intervening to Help a Friend
Seek adult or professional help.
If you think your friend is in a life-threatening or similarly serious situation, find a more experienced person to intervene directly.

6. Intervening to Help a Friend
Recognize your limitations.
You cannot make another person get help or change behavior.

7. End of Chapter 17, Building Health Skills
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