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Just let him know that there are still people that love him and care for him and that killing himself would only hurt more people.

Bryan,

It is amazing to me to see the discrepancies in sentencing. 12-20 years seems excessive IMO, especially considering the friend who died took some personal responsibility for his own death by getting into a vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking. Looking at the Florida DoC offender search, you can see that most people serve much less time for the same offense. Your friend may spend a significant amount of time in prison, but most likely will become eligible for parole before long. Your friend is young, and can rebuild his life when he gets out. I have learned that a near-death experience can renew an appreciation for life. Has he ever smoked salvia? It can make him think he is dying and the universe is ending. There can be opportunities in prison, such as catching up on reading. You should consider seeking professional help for your friend, and don't let him give up. Good luck, cya!

I have had several friends who have looked at doing many years in prison. One of them got a 10 year sentence for killing a burgler in his home. Every one of the men looking at hard time have seriously contemplated suicide. Their families hid their guns and stayed with them all the time until they went in. Bryan, is this Alex? Call me.

I will never, ever touch Salvia again because of that feeling. I always think, yeah it would be cool to do it again. Every single time I start feeling that initial buzz, I regret it. It does give you a very open, deep appreciation for life though, so it could help, and has helped, in a medicinal sense, for depression in other people.

That's a pretty harsh sentence, but as was said, I doubt it will be fully carried out. Even though your friend thinks that his world is completely hopeless, it is not.

Let him know that even though he is struggling through a dark time, he will get past it, and there's many years, great years, to be had ahead of him.