An old friend who is now a crack addict contacted me via facebook?

[Jamie Steeles]

Last I heard of him, he dropped out of high school and was on cocaine. Should I answer? He hasn't contacted me in years, but he was always really nice to me, we were friends. My the doesn't change the fact that he could be dangerous at this point. What do you think?
But that doesn't change the fact*

Lol just tired, it's morning here.

[Brewski]

Well if he's a nice person I would still speak to him if it was me, I doubt he's dangerous, he's probably only a danger to himself and maybe needs a friend who isn't a crack addict to speak too. You could be like his saviour :O you could save him from drugs! omg omg omg omg oh my garlic.

[someanbutfair]

Find common acquaintances whom you trust and who could tell you if he has quit using drugs. If he's still on drugs, stay away from him.

[iDonCur]

Do NOT contact him. Block him.

When someone has a history of drugs, they will go back! Even if he is a lot better now, who knows. He could get depressed and he'll be asking you for money.

Don't get involved with those kind of people.

[Kristin]

how is he dangerous? he's still human, regardless if he had an addiction or not. he still needs people in his life. befriend him, it doesn't mean you're going to become a crack addict too.

[The Baby]

no you can't trust a crack head

[. ? .]

"My the doesn't change".. ??? Are you sure he is the one on crack?

It is just facebook, he isn't moving in with you. I think you should do him a huge favor and ignore the request. No one needs a fearful fairweather friend.

[Sasa <3 Rafa !]

Just answer him..
He might need you, or maybe just missing you, don't be mean, answer him NOW ....
Put yourself in his shoes how would you feel if you contacted a friend and he didn't answer back ?

[justme]

Just accept him.. Don't let him pulling you to drugs..

[?]

What if it was alcohol, prescription medication (valium, hydrocodone, xanax etc.) or sex? They all can lead to addiction, but some are socially accepted and some are deemed criminal. Society judges people upon the laws that govern them. If alcohol and tobacco were illegal and you knew an old friend who got involved in drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, would you now consider him dangerous? Yes I know that cocaine is illegal but it is an easy substance to obtain. Go into just about any club or bar and someone there will have access to cocaine. It's not like he had to join a devil worshiping cult, sacrifice 3 virgins and eat the organs of a live goat, I don't think. Have you ever watched a movie such as "Bright Lights Big City" where cocaine was "glamorized" and the guy ended up with a habit? Was he a danger to his peers? No he wasn't. "Last I heard of him, he dropped out of high school and was on cocaine." You know the last I heard of a childhood friend he was in rehab for cocaine, alcohol and opioid abuse. Three years later he became a counselor for troubled youths. He has a great job working with youths that have made some bad decisions. It's a part of a wilderness course. He hikes, camps, canoes and counsels troubled teens. It's funny because he used to be in that same program when he was a teen, but he was the one being counseled. He's been through some tough times, but he made it to the other side. I respect him for fighting the fight that he fought to get where he is now. He did make many bad decisions in his younger days, but it seems, at least for him, it made him a stronger, wiser person.

Have you ever made a bad decision that snowballed into a big mess? Possibly a little white lie that ended biting you in your butt. Do you think it would be fair for an old friend, who you were always nice to and didn't have anything to your lie, to judge you and tag you with an "untrusted" flag for the rest of your life? Personally I don't care what other people outside of my closest friends say about other people. I learned from experience not to judge people from hearsay.

If you and he were always "cool", then I don't see what your problem is. If you don't at least say hi and ask how he's doing, your not a friend at all.