At this point she may realize that in fact she is an addict, and seek recovery. The road to recovery is long and painful. The addict must feel that she is loved and supported by their family which has been torn apart. Everyone must work together as a whole to help sort out the mess which was once a normal life. Often times an addict will go through relapse, and fall back into addiction for a while, and in some cases the addict may never recover.
Addiction is a painful ordeal, for both the addict and the addicts family.
Someone I love very much is a drug addict.