Dianne, you said 'he kicked her out' . How is a kid suppose to make it out on her/his own at 17, or whatever? Where was she suppose to go ? If i have no where to go, no sense of security, and those most important to me have 'kicked me out'i'll turn to the first persons who seems friendly.. if she hasn't been lured into an even worse situation by now thank god eh! What better prey for the g d coke dealer than a hurting, naive young person,

There are differences between being 'kicked out',
'given the choice to live under certain rules or leave' and being 'driven out' because one can no longer cope with an unreasonable situation.

Can she not live with her grandma? Her grandma who obviously loves her and who she apparently loves to?