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carly,
you have your own family now. it's hard to watch our loved ones do these horrible things, but an addict/alcoholic won't stop anything until they are ready. they will promise you the world and then disappoint you.
if they started at an early age, then their abuse inhibits them from maturing past that time in their life. as a result, a lot of times we are dealing with 40 or 50 year old teenagers. you have to treat them that way in order to help.
you should be extremely proud of yourself for not turning to drugs. it was the only behavior you knew. i congratulate you for that.
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