In re B.A.C.

OPINION

in which HOLLY M. KIRBY, J. and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.

This appeal arises out of a termination of parental rights. The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of Rebecca Cornelius (“Mother”) on April 7, 2009, after finding grounds of severe child abuse and persistence of conditions.1 We affirm.

I. Background and Procedural History

Mother is a chronic substance abuser who has struggled with an' addiction to drugs for over twenty years. Mother started smoking marijuana at the age of nineteen, using daily for over ten years. Her drug use expanded to include other drugs such as…