Congratulations on getting clean and taking steps to protect yourself and your recovery. It can be very hard watching other people destroy themselves, but ultimately recovery has to be up to the individual. Your friend has to want it, like you wanted it. Recovery has to be a selfish act. Especially when you're first getting clean, you have to put your recovery first and don't do anything to jeopradize it.

If you do want to talk with your friend about his using, absolutely do not do it alone. Make sure you have another member of NA there to support you. It's for your own emotional and physical safety.

Getting in touch with his shrink is tough - his dr. will not disclose anything to you. It would be against the law. Yet if you feel his behaviour is really deteriorating that would be helpful information for the dr. to know, so you could try calling or writing him. Just be sure you've thought through the implications of what would happen if your friend found out you'd done so, particularly if you're already worried about violence.

Nobody can diagnose someone third hand, let alone, via the internet, but it's entirely possible that your friend is showing signs of scizophrenia. He's in the right age group for onset, and it's known medically that pot can contribute to psychotic episodes. It's actually one of the most dangerous drugs for a schizophrenic to use as it interferes with the brain's dopamine.

Another option, is could you talk to his family about the behaviour you've observed. They might be in a better position to intervene if it's necessary.

Take care.

--splitimage