A 16-year-old friend was sent to drug rehab and now he's dating a 23-year-old recovering crystal-meth addict.?

Question

My friend was sent to foster care for 3 months since he is addicted to weed and does some coke. He's apparently not allowed to call or see me for 3 whole months. I've always been drug-free.

Now he e-mails me saying that he's dating this new guy who is a crystal-meth addict (recovering).

So much for our relationship?

I'm upset because I was waiting to restart our relationship once he gets out of foster care; however, now it appears he's forgotten about me and fell for someone else he identifies with better.

Do you think his new relationship will last long...

Answer 1

It's common for the inmates to hook up.

Will it last?

Maybe.

A big maybe.

But not likely.

Answer 2

It is quite common for relationships to end when one of the partners stop a drug or alcohol habit.

Most reputable recovering programs and centres advise you not to start a new relationship when you are still clean for a very short time; but I have to agree with the previous poster that it is fairly common for patients to 'hook up', in spite of rules prohibiting this.