How do you stop a teenage girl from ruining her life?

I have this friend,she is 15 and she is smoking like a furnal,drinks,does drugs and she acts like she doesn't care about life,and know dangerous people,I wonder if these people really dont care about life or its just the age,i'm sure that she will regret it later if she makes it that far :/ .

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ForeverOnMyGuard · 22-25, F

You can't stop her. You can't control her...Honestly, it's hard to watch as her friend, but just being there when she realizes how much she's fucked up and helping her when she knows she needs you is all you can do.

ThisIsMyName · 26-30, M

@ForeverOnMyGuard: she doesn't act like she needs me much,she acts like everything its a joke,her grades at school are horrible and she doesn't attent much either :/ and I feel useless to just watch her do that and as her friends its just makes me sad..

ForeverOnMyGuard · 22-25, F

@SadWithSmile: Someday she's going to realize she's wrong. But she's 15, nothing but a life changing event/realization can make her change her mind at this point in time. She WILL change her mind later, and she will need you then, but the only person who can control her is her.

ThisIsMyName · 26-30, M

@ForeverOnMyGuard: I know I tried explaining all that to her but she said she doesn't care :/

ForeverOnMyGuard · 22-25, F

@SadWithSmile: Right now, she thinks she doesn't

ThisIsMyName · 26-30, M

@ForeverOnMyGuard: well i'll be there for her and hopefulyl she will change her mind until its not too late