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Annie's Mailbox®, April 28

by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Dear Annie: I recently discovered that my husband is addicted to painkillers. He buys them illegally from people (he calls them "friends") on the street.

I have noticed a marked change in his personality since he's been taking the drugs. I know this is common in drug abusers, but I need to clarify whether his behavior constitutes emotional abuse.

For example, we had a disagreement about his 21-year-old son who lives with us and also uses drugs. When I suggested his son ...

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Posted by: BB
Comment: #1
Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:50 PM

This mother must take her 16 year old daughter and leave. Being told that she'd better remember who supports her is signal enough that she is not respected and probably not safe in this house. To have two men who take drugs around her 16 year old daughter is a crime waiting to happen. Once they are on their own, she can attend a program for spouses of drug abusers and find out what she can in case she and her husband can reconcile when he stops taking drugs. In the meantime, she needs to support herself and her daughter in safety.

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