The week following the evening at Rich and Barb's house saw new routines develop in the Weaver residence. Sharon was no longer snorting coke alone in the bathroom and isolating herself in shame or secrecy to preserve a veneer of normalcy in the home. She and Amanda were now openly railing themselves into oblivion in every room and off every hard surface in the house. Jim had been utterly horrified to find his wife and his daughter sat on the couch snorting lines off a small glass mirror that they traded back and forth after coming home from running an errand.

Unfortunately for Jim, however, Amanda had the support of...