When a person, especially mothers are addicted to a drug, nothing and I mean nothing comes before getting their fix. They will not buy food, clothes, harm their kids, steal what ever, all in the name of getting another fix. When I was much younger, unknown to me, I rented space in a house with another couple, they had a small son. Well I went to work, and on several mornings, I would see them and their friends early AM, they had not been to bed yet. Or if they did go to bed, it was only shortly before. The young child needed to be changed, taken out of his crib, feed breakfast, I was the Mom of this child. Then I would return from work, the "real" Mom would be "dozing" on the couch with the young child running around. I would often ensure the child had food, diapers. All because the parents put "crack" over the well being of their child. I moved out pretty quickly, but not before ensuing "Grandma and Grandfather knew what was going on. They took custody of the child, Mom and Dad "cleaned" up, were monitored and supervised and all was well.