My brother apparently takes cocaine and speed every few months. When he does he takes it for as long as he can get supply. He combines it with energy, wodka and weed.
For a long time he did not want me to know about it, because it is very important for him to keep a good image in front of his younger brother. But he lived a few months with me in my appartment and got drunk with the alcohol I had there. Then he moved in his own appartment. He called me once because he was drinking (with energy) for like 4 days in a row without sleep. I went to his home and we went to the hospital. They asked him whether he took drugs and he clearly stated only weed. They checked everything and told us that he could go home again. There I cleaned everything up and waited until the next day to leave.
Today is my mothers birthday and he had to do some things but he wasn’t reachable. Now he stated that yesterday when he was drunk he saw his dealer (who was in jail before) and got cocaine from him again and that he would have continued if he did not run out of money. He also told us that this happens about every 2 months. Before we thought that he would only get drunk occasionaly.
He has a lot of debts. He is highly intelligent, but never keeps his deadlines. He works since nearly a year for a friend of mine who owns a company. He has much potential there to make a lot of money. They are working there mostly as self employed, but my brother gets a fixed amount as advanced money and for some work he does for him.
My sister always books concert tickets for us. She has not seen the money from him, but she says that it is more important for her that we do something together. I do not know what I should do.
My brother is not aggressive at all and would not try to get money from us to spend it for drugs. But when he has taken something he just stops thinking. We already tried that I take his credit card but whenever I give it to him because something has come up I do not get it back. He also tried to write down everything he buys, which worked for some time, but then he just is not reachable anymore.
He told us that he is so sorry and he can not do it alone. What is the best way I can help him and what should I do?
Sorry for my bad english.
For a long time he did not want me to know about it, because it is very important for him to keep a good image in front of his younger brother. But he lived a few months with me in my appartment and got drunk with the alcohol I had there. Then he moved in his own appartment. He called me once because he was drinking (with energy) for like 4 days in a row without sleep. I went to his home and we went to the hospital. They asked him whether he took drugs and he clearly stated only weed. They checked everything and told us that he could go home again. There I cleaned everything up and waited until the next day to leave.
Today is my mothers birthday and he had to do some things but he wasn’t reachable. Now he stated that yesterday when he was drunk he saw his dealer (who was in jail before) and got cocaine from him again and that he would have continued if he did not run out of money. He also told us that this happens about every 2 months. Before we thought that he would only get drunk occasionaly.
He has a lot of debts. He is highly intelligent, but never keeps his deadlines. He works since nearly a year for a friend of mine who owns a company. He has much potential there to make a lot of money. They are working there mostly as self employed, but my brother gets a fixed amount as advanced money and for some work he does for him.
My sister always books concert tickets for us. She has not seen the money from him, but she says that it is more important for her that we do something together. I do not know what I should do.
My brother is not aggressive at all and would not try to get money from us to spend it for drugs. But when he has taken something he just stops thinking. We already tried that I take his credit card but whenever I give it to him because something has come up I do not get it back. He also tried to write down everything he buys, which worked for some time, but then he just is not reachable anymore.
He told us that he is so sorry and he can not do it alone. What is the best way I can help him and what should I do?
Sorry for my bad english.