I'm a stepmother myself, which comes with its own issues, as you all are well aware. However, the problem I'm having today involves the stepdaughter of my cousin.... So my step-cousin, if that's a thing... I'll make a long story short, and refer to my step cousin as HQ to ensure anonymity. Two weeks ago, HQ25 was caught by her mother shooting heroin in her basement. HQ25 has a four year old and a two month old. Her mom called the cops, they came, and an ambulance took her to the hospital. Two hours later she's released with prescription for suboxone and a counseling regimen to follow. HQ25 had just moved in with her mom and my cousin a few days prior to the incident, stating she was moving into an apartment that "wasn't ready yet" and needed a place to stay with her kids for a couple weeks. What's important to the story here is the fact that my house is right beside my cousins house, and we are a very close family. So I've been helping out (I'm fortunate to have a light schedule in the summer) with childcare when I can, and offering support however I can. Cut to today. She asks me to watch her 4yo while she goes to the doc, as part of her counseling program she's required to get tested for every std known to man. She leaves my house at 12:30 for a 1:30 appointment. It's now 5:30 here and she's still not back. So I guess my question is, what could've happened? Has anyone dealt with heroin addiction where the addict has been thrust into a "fix it or get out" situation and claims to be ready to change? Does STD testing really take several hours? I hate to think she's taking advantage of my generosity, but really I feel used and scared right now. Can anyone help me handle this properly? I want her to be safe, but I can't babysit her.