Hello all. So, a bit of backstory, i have a coworker, T (24F) who this is about. i’ve known her since October when she got hired but her boyfriend had worked at our job for about 3 years and was a really hard worker and a great friend. T and I grew close and we talk a lot. i knew her and her bf were both on probation from when they each got caught with meth, on separate occasions. they have both been on probation for the last 3 years.
T’s boyfriend recently got off probation, and unfortunately, he did overdose and pass almost a month ago. it hurt us all at work, incredibly bad. the night we all found out, we were all just crying and hugging at work. i’ve never lost anyone in my life to drugs like this so this is a whole new ball field for me.
now, because of her bf overdosing, we all know how that T has also been using again. i had suspected as much when i noticed her skin getting bad, but i didn’t say anything. a week later was when her boyfriend passed so i’m paying even more attention.
her whole life has flipped upside down. they were living with another coworker of ours, he kicked her out and changed the locks after the body was picked up. she’s now staying with her mom but her mom isn’t very stable either and also suffers from some sort of substance abuse, although not nearly as hardcore as T’s. she came back to work about a week after his passing, but she told me later it was because her mom said she had to in order to keep staying there.
now, i’ve seen T a lot since his passing. i took her last week to get a tattoo in memory of him, and i even saw her outside of work in the last 24 hours.
she came to work today, and looked like shit tbh. i can see her skin starting to break out again. she looked awful, her skin is looking yellow, and it didn’t look like that previously. i’m incredibly worried. this poor soul has lost so much the last month, i’m worried she may be a little more reckless with her using, IF she is. she previously told me she has been clean since his passing, but seeing her today scares me to death. she has as much support as she needs at work, she is adored by plenty. but i don’t know what to say. or do, or how to act. and i know there probably isn’t anything i can do or say to make her change her habits, but what can i do now to make sure she doesn’t do anything too bad?
again, this is my first time dealing with this kind of situation. i was too afraid to speak up last time and i regret it because it may have saved my friends life. the least i could do now is everything in my power to help her save herself
TL;DR - i’m afraid my friend is using again after the recent overdose of her boyfriend, what can i do??
Submitted March 26, 2019 at 08:05PM by imcheykthanks https://ift.tt/2HWedLR
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