Question by Roxanne G: One of my now former friends has a meth addiction?
she met this guy who uses and they hit it off now she is an addict herself but won’t admit it. i kept her problem to myself up until today when her cousin called me with concern of her behavior i told her cousin everything i know and i feel bad about it but at the same time i feel like her family should know. was it wrong that i said anything or should have i just kept all the information i know to myself? also apparently they confronted her and she called me a liar and i think they may believe her.
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