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Girlfriend inflaming nephew’s drug issues

My 20-year-old nephew has been a troubled youth, despite all the attempts of his family to help him, including counseling and rehab. When he was 18, he became involved with a messed-up 14-year-old girl who used drugs, alcohol and sex to get her way. A year ago, my nephew’s family moved out of state, but last fall he reconnected with the old girlfriend via Facebook. The girl’s father bought my nephew a plane ticket to come visit. She is now a spoiled 17-year-old dropout who refuses to get a job. Worse yet, while visiting, my nephew also reconnected with all their former drug-using ”friends.”

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