I left a friend recently because of some things they were doing that I wasn’t okay with. I wanna know if anyone else has had a similar experience.

I had a best friend starting from the fourth grade. They were always bright, happy, and supportive. We are both in the eleventh grade now. They started doing drugs, drinking, vaping, etc. I was almost dragged into it. They started to change a lot. Instead of being bright, cheerful, and supportive, they were always rude, pushy, and not very likable. Eventually I had enough, and around a week ago I started distancing myself. Has anyone had any friends that started doing drugs/drinking and then changed so much to the point where you don’t know them anymore?

Tysm~