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Old 09-04-2012, 06:51 AM
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tjp613
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Hello, Madkarma. Welcome to SR.

From what you are describing, yes, I would be very suspicious about drug use. She could have been using much longer than you realize and I say this because it's pretty hard to detect at first because it really is just a mood elevator -- you won't see too many alarming signs until they go into withdrawals. At that point you will definitely see frantic efforts to get money and it is always an 'emergency'! They need it right now because "the store is gonna close" or "they're gonna turn off my electricity in the next hour" or "my tire is flat and I have to get to work right now!"

My son is now an IV heroin addict (progressed from pills) so I've been down this path for a while -- 6 years. It will be hard -- very hard -- but the only thing you can really do is NOT give her money (or gas, or rent, or food, or fix her car, or bail her out of jail, etc) and NOT allow her to live in your home. So, for now, just do that. As we say often here, "More will be revealed."... and it will be.

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