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Mental Health friend planning to commit suicide PLEASE HELP!

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ok so my good friend has recently revealed to me that he is suffering from depression and plans to overdose on heroin in a week.
he has never done opiates before so has no tolerance i'm guessing.
he says he has 800mg of 84% #4 powder heroin and is going to inject it all at once while hidden somewhere in the forest under shrubs where noone can
find him. i think my friend may be making this decision too hastily and am really worried. i am also convinced there is about a 50% chance he will do it, that is a little comforting but not really. i guess my only hope right now is that he does not go through with it or does not die somehow.

i have been researching the last day or two and see that most people who OD are revived by nalaxone by friends or paramedics.
however he's going to do it alone and so much of it at once!

if he does go through with it, is there a possibility he will wake up after a few hours or a day?
is it also possible he might suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen and wake up paralyzed to die of starvation?

please help ASAP! thank you for any helpplease!!!http://i.bluelight.ru/pi/9.gif
 
i'm thinking of following him to watch him and call the paramedics when i see him pass out..
only problem is i don't have a car and i don't see a taxi working out..

ahhhh this sucks :(
 
I can't offer you any personal experience on heroin, but this is not a heroin problem. Please do not wait for him to make the 50/50 coin toss, but talk to him a.s.a.p. and try to convince him not to do it. If this fails (actually I assume you've already tried that), try involving friends or family. If that doesn't work or if you can't or won't do that, there are probably organisations in your country that you can contact to help you. Do that! They have a lot more experience in dealing with this situation.

DO NOT WAIT FOR HIM TO INJECT! 672 mg of pure heroin will almost definitely kill anyone without tolerance and ambulances take a lot of time to reach the middle of the woods.
 
It sounds like he's been planning this out for a while. He likely researched what the most painless way to die would be (I've also come to the heroin-overdose conclusion) and is going all-in on it. I don't think you'll be able to talk him out of his carefully laid plan. I've been there, but I have few words of wisdom to offer. The best advice I can offer is this:

Suicide Hotline -- 1-800-273-8255
 
OP, i edited your title to fit in better with TDS. i suggest you just be there to listen if your friend wants to talk. more importantly, i think you should take the.ghost's suggestion and give him a number for a suicide/crisis hotline. TDS has a great directory of hotlines.
 
If he warned you about it a week before it means he wants your help, whether he'll admit it or not. I don't usually recommend this but if he is dead set on doing it, I would recommend contacting the authorities. A short stay on suicide watch is better than to be gone forever, and then hopefully he can get the help he needs to sort out his issues. Because yes, injecting 800mg of heroin will kill him, and it will be a horrible way to go.
 
suicide watch sucks, if he doesn't mean what he is saying, he will probably rethink saying it again

I got dragged there even though I was not suicidal, which sucked even more, appearently someone felt that laying in bed being depressed not really caring to eat/drink or do anything else = wanting to commit suicide, I just didn't want anything

800mg heroin doesn't sound like the nicest way to do it, talk to him before you talk to the white coats, maybe he is just desperate for someone to listen and at least seem like they care, most people who would tell others before are just looking for someone to notice them

Talk to him, if he keeps acting like a fool then you can do what's necessary to prevent any supidity. Try to comfort him, though he might need a reality check really, I know this from having been there myself.

edit: sound rude, I don't mean to be
 
Thanks guys, i texted him the hotline number but have not heard from him since..
Can i have him arrested or admitted to a mental institution or do i need some kind of proof?
I obviously don't want to be there when he injects, then call help, only to watch him die before me...
 
He won't get arrested. He'll be seen by a psychiatrist and if they think he's at real risk he might be admitted to a psychiatric facility, or just stay at the hospital for a few days, depending on what country you live in (what country do you live in?).
If you are there with him and have naloxone at hand you'll probably manage to get him out of it (has saved me from a couple heroin ODs) but I don't see why on earth he'd try to kill himself in front of you. If you really feel like he's going to do it, I think you should make sure he's seen by a professional immediately.
 
In sweden you could, without proof, obviously, since it happened to me. Don't know about US or wherever you are. Think these things are easier here. (not arrested, it was the police + some white coats that came though)

Damn I get pissed sorry, I think it's shitty to lay such words on friends and then refuse to talk and just say you are gonna kill yourself, you are hurting other ppl not only yourself by this. I get frustrated cause I have heard alot of this and worried myself alot for nothing. Not that I am mad people don't kill themselves when they say they will, I just hope they can someday understand they are not the only ones with problems. And some of us really don't need to hear these things just to have someone run off and disappear then come back alive a week later and I was worried for nothing.

But I know how they feel also, kind of.

Frustrating situation.

:/
 
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Certainly explain to him that you do not want him to,and I would involve as many people as possible to do the same...Hand him a bible,and tell him to open any random page,in any random chapter...Chances are good,that he will find at least some of what he is looking for;)
 
Oh, for the love of god, can we keep religion out of this? This is no laughing matter, and you have no clue what religion this person might be affiliated with.
 
Does he have an exact date/ the whole thing planned out? I would try and talk to him, find him and encourage him/ get him help asap. He's in a really bad place, but he can better.
 
As others have said, he needs help asap from a professional. Him telling you of his plans is definitelya cry for help.

Are you his closest friend? Do you know his family? You need support for yourself, and you need to have a long chat with him and make sure he gets the help he needs.

I know that you are taking this seriously, but please don't wait to follow him he needs help before that.

Good luck
 
My sister called on me when I was coming down hard and told her I felt like I was dying. They sent cops to my house at 4 am, asking me what's wrong and why I threatened suicide (I really didn't) My dad got woken up and pleaded with them not to take me, but the cops handcuffed me and took me to the hospital psych ward. The next day, because they didn't take my insurance I was transported to a psychiatric hospital. I felt like such a loser. But getting out after 5 days and getting my freedom back was a great feeling. It made me realise how precious life is.

I live in Florida where it's fairly easy to get sectioned or here they call it "The Baker Act" If you present a threat to yourself or others they can lock you up. If you think your friend is serious, the best thing you can do for him is see to it he gets help. Research mental health services in your county and they can steer you in the right direction.
 
The.Ghost said:
Oh, for the love of god, can we keep religion out of this? This is no laughing matter, and you have no clue what religion this person might be affiliated with.
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What bad can come from asking someone to read the bible???You said in your comment my friend,I do it for"the love of God".If he has another religion...Then he doesn't take my advice...Simple...I'm trying to help,that is all.
 
Simple misunderstanding; I wouldn't get hung up on lexicons or religion either. Let's collectively redirect the direction of the discussion back to the OPs issue please.

<3

Much love,

~ Vaya
 
^No it wasn't...He/she didn't even contribute...thank you for trying to defuse;)...Anyways...Airpretender please pm me,I've dealt with situations like this before;)
 
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