For an addicted person, there is an intense need for more. His whole life revolves around this need. Further still, the person may not be in a position to recognize and acknowledge that he or she has a problem. Right from the time you learn that a friend, a sibling, or a parent is into drugs, you can help him or her recover from it. Some may be seriously considering quitting but may be fall prey to it because of lack of will power. You can actually be that shoulder to lean on in these trying times for the person.