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womanofthehills

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Mon Mar 21, 2016, 10:50 PM Mar 2016

Grandaughter arrested for heroin possession [View all]

She has to appear in NM district court for a class 4 felony within the next month. She has no prior arrests. Our only hope for her is that
the judge orders Drug Court and probation. She is impossible to talk to - claims she is innocent of charges - but reports & video show definite evidence. She thinks the judge is going to just let her walk - we hope not.

She went to detox once, but would not go to follow up therapy - she just wanted to detox so she could still do drugs but not be dependent. The very sad part is she has a five yr old son who loves his mommy. We took him away for 6 months and he started having emotional problems - she was doing better for a while so we let her have him a few days a week if she took him to preschool during the day. She was doing pretty good and all of a sudden she has gotten worse and we had to take him away again.

She will not admit she takes drugs so it's impossible to help her. My daughter and I are beyond upset - worried she will overdose before she goes to court.

Any suggestions ?

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Have you tried seeking advice from people in Al-Anon? MADem Mar 2016 #1
I need to look into Al-Anon womanofthehills Mar 2016 #4
My daughter has been on suboxon with counseling for a year now, mountain grammy Mar 2016 #2
Glad to hear your daughter is doing well womanofthehills Mar 2016 #5
Oh, she still struggles with it.. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #9
I have been a criminal defense lawyer for the Dr. Xavier Mar 2016 #3
Hi Dr.Xavier womanofthehills Mar 2016 #6
Sorry to hear this notawinger Mar 2016 #7
Also sorry to hear this Stuart G Mar 2016 #8
It's impossible to predict what the court will do. TygrBright Mar 2016 #10
Thanks for all this good information! womanofthehills Mar 2016 #11
The bottom line is madville Mar 2016 #12
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