Dear Annie: A few years ago, I was ready to begin a new job pending a drug test and was told to call a few days after for my start date. I live cleanly and don't touch drugs or alcohol. I contacted the company and left a voicemail. I called again the next day. This went on for a week until I finally managed to get a real person on the phone. She said my drug test was positive and I was ineligible for employment. I protested and asked for a re-test. She said they wouldn't do that and the job had already been given to someone else. [continues 679 words]
Dear Annie: I'm a 67-year-old woman who has been deeply hurt. My husband died seven years ago, and I suffered depression. My psychiatrist told me to meet new people, so I did. I went to dinner with a girlfriend in an upscale nightclub. A good-looking fellow asked me to dance, and we clicked immediately. Over the next two years, we travelled extensively, cooked together, went to the beach and had a lot in common. My family embraced him and was so happy for me. He told me he'd been addicted to alcohol and tobacco, but stopped using both 30 years ago. [continues 158 words]
Dear Annie: My soon-to-be 17-year-old son has been caught smoking pot several times in the past few years. He also recently became very close to a girl we don't care for. She smokes pot as well, and I have reason to believe he may be sexually active with her. We have grounded him, taken away privileges, pushed him into drug counseling and other things, but as soon as he earns his freedom, he goes back to the same poor choices. [continues 235 words]
Dear Annie: I've been married for six years and have two wonderful young children. My husband, 36, is a good man and a great, playful father. He has a wonderful job that has enabled me to quit mine and stay home with my children. The problem is my husband has a drug addiction. He smokes marijuana every day, all day, before work, after work and during his breaks. When he goes without, he has mood swings and screams and shouts at the boys and me. Our second bathroom has been turned into his personal smoke room. The kids and I are not allowed in, nor do we wish to use it, since he makes no effort to hide his drug paraphernalia. [continues 209 words]
Dear Annie: I've been married for six years and have two wonderful young children. My husband, 36, is a good man and a great, playful father. He has a wonderful job that has enabled me to quit mine and stay home with my children. The problem is my husband has a drug addiction. He smokes marijuana every day, all day, before work, after work and during his breaks. When he goes without, he has mood swings and screams and shouts at the boys and me. [continues 245 words]
