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Which do I value more? work/family

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wishesandkisses · 21/10/2015 18:11

I put a thread on a while ago. I work as a drug support worker in Lancaster. A lot of my time is spend on the needle exchange. A while ago I found out that my uncle was using the service to access needles. He was a heroin addict before but I thought that he'd fought his demons and stopped taking it. I was devestated by this, as he'd kept it a secret for so long and I didn't have a clue. However, I love my job and worked so hard to get there that I kept my professionalism and didn't confront him. I overheard a conversation today where my colleagues were discussing him. He's been injecting in places you should never inject so to avoid people noticing (avoiding arms and hands). He's getting poorly from it and told one of them that he overdosed the other day but came round. Apparently he is getting worse and he won't take any advice. I'm getting to the point now where I'm going to confront him. If he ODS again and dies my family will ask if I knew and I won't lie to them and they'll hate me for it if this happens. I'm in 2 minds about it. I keep driving past his house then deciding against it or ringing him and putting the phone down. What is the right answer

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CountryLovingGirl · 21/10/2015 20:06

Hi,

Not a nice situation to be in. I guess you can speak to him as a relative and 'off the record' but you must also stay professional. It is his life and he must be aware of what he is doing to himself.

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