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Dear Annie: We spent 20 years trying and failing to help adult son with his addiction. How do we move on?
Dear Annie: We spent 20 years trying and failing to help adult son with his addiction. How do we move on?
Dear Annie: We spent 20 years trying and failing to help adult son with his addiction. How do we move on?

Published on: 04/10/2026

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To preserve our safety, we recently told him we love him but he cannot return to live with us. He must find his own way. Getty Images

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our late 70s. We have an adult son who uses drugs. He’s been kicked out of many halfway houses, spent a month in drug rehab and gone to jail eight times due to possession and DUIs. He lost his car, his driver’s license and several low-paying jobs.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/04/dear-annie-we-spent-20-years-trying-and-failing-to-help-adult-son-with-his-addiction-how-do-we-move-on.html

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