ABANDONED. YA and was set during the 60s or 70s and was Nonfiction; protagonist and Spider's sister found Spider in a house full of hippies doing drugs. Spider did LSD or Ecstasy and he was taken to the hospital. I believe Brian gave him the drugs

[ミラ]

I read this book in 2009-2010, when I was in Middle School at Rodgers Middle school in Florida. I remember one of the character's ( a male) name was Brian and he either had eyes like a lion or he had golden/amber eyes. The protagonist was a good person but Brian was kind of bad. I remember there was another character who was nicknamed Spider? and he had a sister. The protagonist and Spider's sister found Spider in a house full of hippies doing drugs. Spider did LSD or Ecstasy and he was taken to the hospital. I believe Brian gave him the drugs and he was arrested for it. I remember reading the protagonist monologue, and that Brian was very charming and was able to get away with anything.

[Steph (loves water)]

That was then, this is now by S.E. Hinton?It was fiction though. The little kid that took LSD was named M&M and one of the main characters was Bryon.

[Kris]

That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton - Steph's suggestion

[Kris]

Steph's suggestion of That Was Then, This Is Now matches your description except for the names (which, in general, are tricky to remember).

Quotes from book - Mark was small and compact, with strange golden eyes and hair to match and a grin like a friendly lion. Here was much stronger than he looked - he could tie me in arm wrestling. He was my best friend and we were like brothers. | "You can get away with anything," I said, because that phrase came through my head whenever I thought about Mark. "Yeah, I can." He was quiet.

Some Goodreads reviewers say, "Don't worry, I don't drink it,I just sell it [drugs in the box]." | "One relationship Bryon has is a very serious one with a hippie friend's older sister. When their hippie friend disappears...they finally find him, he is in a house full of hippies and taking a very dangerous drug... He is rushed to the hospital..."

Here is the Google Books preview - https://books.google.com/books?id=y9r... There are different cover images.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

ミラ, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

ミラ (OP) was last active on the site in January 2018.