Social Services Agency v. Renee R.

*1400Opinion

BEDS WORTH, J.

Renee R. appeals from a dispositional order that denied her reunification services because of a long history of drug abuse and resistance to prior treatment.1 She argues that the juvenile court misread the specific requirements of the statute that authorizes the denial of services for drug-related reasons, which, properly construed, does not apply to her. Minor’s counsel supports Renee’s position. They are mistaken, and we affirm.

In November 1999, a social worker discovered that Renee had left her one-year-old son, Brian M., in the care of two men drinking beer. The…