It took me eight months before I spoke to the police about a friend's addiction problems, plus a child protection issue (dealer selling crack and living life as

It took me eight months before I spoke to the police about a friend's addiction problems, plus a child protection issue (dealer selling crack and living life as a single mum). Looking back on it now with all the excuses I made for them, not talking to the police was enabling the habit. I thought I would never have reason to report a friend to the police, I could not imagine not being in that situation. You have to go a long way before you go to the police and out of love for someone tell them everything you know in the vain hope that the situation can change. Prison is better than hell or death. We tried other 'rock bottoms' but there is an end to the road plus you do have a responsibility to do the right thing, if my friend died and then I thought of the eight months that I sat on the fence, how would I feel then? Not going to the cops about class A drugs is enabling. As per the law it is that intent to supply that is the detail, people buying these things are on it, they aren't accepting a cup of coffee at a friends, they are buying it. There is shock and horror seeing someone die of addiction and this also stymies one's efforts to go to the police about the situation.