I need advice

[rare girder]

I met one of my best friends when we were rlly young and we’ve been rlly close ever since. Neither of us have ever been that popular and kinda stuck together. Since we’ve started hs tho, he became very popular due to being very good at his sport. As a result of that he’s been invited to parties and kind of becoming the guy he had never wanted to be. It also seems like he cares more abt impressing his new “friends” rather than his actual friends. For example now that he’s been going to parties he’s drank alcohol a few times which he’s sworn he’d never do and I believe he’s tried some drugs (possibly edibles im not too sure). He also has done a lot of other things he’s hated in the past such as quickly going through relationships with girls rather than actually trying to be in a good relationship. He’s also been ignoring me and our other friend a lot for a while now which is unusual. Yet he still confides in me and tells me how he doesn’t actually like these guys he hangs out with (even though he always tells me and his other friends all the “fun” stuff they do). I’m just getting worried for him and I think he’s getting peer pressured bc he does get pressured easily. I just don’t know what to do and want to keep him as a friend and make sure he doesn’t do something he will regret in the future. Ik we’re young and ppl do dumb stuff at our age but it just doesn’t seem like he’s been himself as of late and I’m worried. Any advice would be much appreciated.

[wary spear]

Try to have an honest conversation with him about

All this alcohol and drugs will ruin his health.
And fun , peer pressure , sense of belonging etc etc is becoming a source of ruin of health

[rare girder]

Ok thank you, that’s what I was thinking of doing. Wish me luck for when I do, I hope I can stir him away from all this 🙏

[wary spear]

Best of Luck kid. You're a good friend .
See you around.
Have a great day or maybe night ahead.