“Nic stole hypodermic needles from my mom’s house when we visited here last month,” she tells me. “Needles?” “They were for her cancer medication. He also stole morphine.” She sobs. “I don’t know what to say.” “I don’t either.” After a pause, she says: “I can tell you one thing. Don’t help him. Don’t give him any money. He’ll try everything to get you to help him. Then his mom. If you help him, it will only kill him faster. It’s one of the few lessons we learned from my sister’s addiction.” “I had no idea. I’m an idiot. I thought he was doing better. I thought he got through the year at school
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