Losing Isaiah
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my sponsor,
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my friends.
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These people
you've just mentioned,

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aren't they all reformed
drug addicts themselves?

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They all been clean
for at least five years.

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Just answer the question,
please, yes or no?

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Yes.
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Couldn't they relapse
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at any time?
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I mean, there's no
real assurance

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that you yourself
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won't relapse,
is there?

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That's not going to happen.
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"That's not going to happen."
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The pledge
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of a drug-addicted prostitute.
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Seizures, inter-cranial bleeds,
malformed kidneys.

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And all these can be
the result of drug use

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while the child is in utero?
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Yes, and they're almost always
low-birth-weight babies,

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frequently premature,
higher incidence of crib death.

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And later?
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They're usually
highly irritable.

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Some have severe
learning disabilities,

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moodiness, poor coordination.
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Stress usually aggravates
these symptoms.

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Can anything be done
to alleviate these problems?

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We don't know for sure,
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but calm, steady,
dependable parenting

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is certainly in the
child's best interest.

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The kind he's receiving
from the Lewins.

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I would say so.
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Amir?
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You going to let me in?
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Hey.
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Why are you here?
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Came to see you.
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That ain't no reason.

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