I've had to deal with a drug addiction all my life. I've had to deal with it in friends, family and myself, so I know where you are coming from. With my friends, it was really hard but your doing the right thing to seperate yourself from them. They will only enable you and not for nothing, but you are there for YOU. Your life is your life. They are not going to help you through it, and trust me, friends can be replaced. You may not think so now, but they can be. As far as having to deal with it in my family, its hard. I have gone and seen therapists recently and have talked to my boyfriend in the past. Drug addicition if the worse thing that could happen to a family. I will have mental scars for the rest of my life with the shit I've seen and had to deal with. I know what your going through because I also had to deal with it. I did drugs since I was 13 and didn't stop until about 3 almost 4 yrs ago. I lost all my friends (the good ones), my grades suffered, and I was a miserable person. I think the best thing for you to do is to talk to somebody. I know you have bills and such but even just getting it out there and having somebody just listen to you will help. There may be deeper problems than you think and that is why the drugs/alcohol may be coming into play. I think what your doing is GREAT in that your trying to get help. Admitting you have a problem is always the first step to success and getting better.