[My Sweet September]

I didn't know what section to put this under...

But I am really concerned for my younger sister. She has always been wild, she's been doing drugs for awhile now, but for the most part it's been pretty recreational drugs like pot. I don't care about pot. I know she has tried ecstasy, LSD, shrooms, and cocaine (once and she didn't like it.) This concerns me...but not nearly as much as it the recent drug I suspect she may be trying...

You see, she has been hanging around with her friend from high school a lot recently, and he's a heroin addict. Last week, my mom found two syringes and a burnt spoon in her room, and my mom said the boy was never allowed to come back into the house. She swears that she isn't doing heroin herself, that she is trying to help him break his addiction...but why would there be two syringes, you know?

I don't live at home, so I dont get to see her as much as I would like. So I have been sending her texts, asking her how she is and if she is taking care of herself. But anytime I even hint at her maybe trying heroin, she gets so defensive and angry and quits talking to me.

I really don't know what to do...but I am really scared that she may be messing around with heroin...and I know that heroin is a very addictive substance, and very very dangerous. I don't want to see my little sis get hurt, over some cheap thrills.

But she wont let me talk to her about this, and I don't know if I should keep pushing the subject, because I don't want to push her away from me. I don't want her to feel like I can't trust her. I'm just concerned...really concerned.

I don't know where I should go from here. Should I just take her word for it, and believe her when she says she is not using this drug?

Any advice, maybe even from people who have been in similar situations, would be appreciated. Thanks.

[SHINEjaejoong]

As a sister you are meant to help your sister. Your sister just doesn't understand that you care for her.
You must confront with her. Look her in the eyes and ask her calmy: "You wouldn't lie to me, would you?" You know what you should do from there. But be calm and just because she gets angry, don't end that topic. You can't let her have it her way. She will hurt herself and her life will become so complicated.
A true story If you don't want that happening to your sister, please stop her. Tell her she's making a huge mistake. She just doesn't know it.

[bonjour tristesse.]

NOPE. My brother is already a crackhead without drugs so I'd know instantly if he's on it or not, lol.

As for your sister .. talk to her and talk to an adult asap.

[joxxy]

I really agree with SHINEjaejoong. Instead of text messaging, have a face to face conversation with her and make her look into your eyes so it's harder to lie. Heroin is really, really dangerous and you have every right to be concerned, especially since you're her sister. Tell her that you love her and that you don't want to lose her to drugs. If that doesn't work, try to somehow bring her to a counselor and keep her away from other drugs. She needs to know that drugs are dangerous and unnecessary.

[ladyb]

keep pushing it, even if you end up in tears, keep pushing it until she understands how much this is affecting you, your mom and everyone in her life that cares about her