US teenager Abby shares how her mother's heroin addiction affected her family

Born in jail to a mother with a heroin addiction, US teenager Abby spoke to the BBC about the impact of drugs on her family.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM EDT · How we use AI

Abby, a US teenager who was born in jail while her mother was addicted to heroin, has spoken about how drugs have affected her family.

In an interview with the BBC's Quentin Sommerville, Abby discussed her experiences as the daughter of a former heroin addict.

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