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Addiction & Recovery

demosincebirth

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24. CPS in that county should get involved and do their job to remove that poor child out of the

Reply to BeHereNow (Reply #23)

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 02:21 PM

Jul 2012

clutches of your niece and the father. Druggies have absolutly no concern about the welfare of their children and many grow up to the same life and their parents. They don't have a chance unless interventiion is taken by CPS. The earlier the better. And hopefully those children will never have the opportunity or be in the position to take drugs, because they are already recovering addicts.

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Damn it all to hell! [View all] BeHereNow Mar 2012 OP

I think you are doing exactly what you can do. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #1

Yeah- the hubby is using as well... BeHereNow Mar 2012 #2

You know what? BeHereNow Mar 2012 #3

nothing worse than a newborn addicted CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #4

Trust me- I want noting to do with my niece or her husband- BeHereNow Mar 2012 #6

a bit of advice CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #7

That is my instinct- to contact the doctor and police. BeHereNow Mar 2012 #9

Good for you! CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #10

Just called the one and only doctor in her area with the name- BeHereNow Mar 2012 #11

You did the right thing! CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #12

Yep, I've helped bring many an addict child through that awful first few weeks. tavalon Mar 2012 #15

perhaps oldhippydude Mar 2012 #5

Love al anon- so much support there. BeHereNow Mar 2012 #8

I'm sure that both of your parents know alcoholics CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #13

in my opinion irisblue Mar 2012 #14

As a NICU nurse, tavalon Apr 2012 #16

Something is very wrong here! RD1angel Apr 2012 #17

Welcome to DU; and from 25 years in the music business, and countless dead friends BeHereNow Apr 2012 #18

Thank you for this post GObamaGO May 2012 #19

Hope all goes well...for babies sake zorro1 Jul 2012 #20

Thanks Zorro1 and Welcome to DU, glad you're here. Update on the baby! BeHereNow Jul 2012 #21

Isn't that against the law in some states? If not, it should be. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #22

It is against the law, yes- doctors are required to report it as soon as they know. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #23

CPS in that county should get involved and do their job to remove that poor child out of the demosincebirth Jul 2012 #24

They already have- maybe you should read my post about the update on the baby? BeHereNow Jul 2012 #25