What to do about a drug addicted parent?

Question by portiaraylee: What to do about a drug addicted parent?
My niece who is 26 used to be addicted to, and made, methamphetamine three years ago. She quit doing it, moved back with her mom, got married and had a little girl. However, she ended up getting a divorce and moving back into her dads who also has admitted to making methamphetamine in the past and even has some arrests on his record for it. She let me see her little girl this week, and I kept her for three days. Her little girl is almost 3. However, when I dropped her back off this evening, my niece (her mother) was obviously ‘tweeking’ from the drug and probably only wieghed 70lbs. I haven’t seen her in months (my sister/her mom picked up the baby), but she looked horrible. It was so obvious to me that she was doing it again, and in my opinion, probably making it as well. I didn’t want to leave the baby there, and made a deal to get her back in a few days, but I want to put a stop to the baby being there at all. What can I do? If I call CPS, don’t I have to have an exact address, and don’t they have to actually CATCH her doing it? I don’t want her to hate me (just because she will take the baby away from me) and then the child will never get a break from the horrible living conditions she is in.
I do not care that she is mad at me, only that she will cut off my communication with the child. I want to know what to do first….who to contact first…..does it have to be perfect timing???

Best answer:

Answer by Yolanda
Call CPS, it’s is for the greater good. Look at the big picture. The child still has a chance to have a clean and wonderful life. Do what’s best for the child. Your friend needs rehabilitation pronto and very much unsuited to raise a child. Be strong and courageous, you know what you need to do.

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