I have recently become quite close to a friend who is a regular cannabis user, along with other recreational drugs. His personal circumstances have really touched me and I am making a big effort to try and help him cut down and eventually quit drugs.

Some users might think that people who say they worry about their drug abuse don’t really care- but they do. I’ve tried to never judge my friend over what he does, but show him that I do worry and that I truly care about him. He has come to trust me and even though I might not be successful in helping him quit drugs, I am going to try my best to be there for him all the time. Even though he says he is happy in the way he lives his life, he admits that most of the problems in his life are related to drugs. I can see that fighting an addiction is so hard because you constantly convince yourself that what you are doing is right.

My story is to help people see that they are never alone, that they may not even realise that there is someone like me looking out for them. I hope one day I can show my friend this story and he will see how much I care about him and always will do.