I began drinking more often and little by little, I was out of control. But, I couldn't admit it to anyone. If I said it aloud, it would be an admission that I was a failure. At the time, I felt that I'd rather be dead than a failure -- a less-than-perfect mom.
When I approached Jimmy in the parking lot that evening, my heart sank. He was alone, slumped against the front steps, his bags scattered around him.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force just issued a report and an advisory that all sensible men and women would do well to take heed of. This panel reviewed a large body of research on drinking patterns among adult men and women.
I knew that my father had been an alcoholic, but as my parents divorced when I was 5 and I had no memory at all of any of my early years (a clue!) and only remembered a mother who adored me, I really thought I'd had a great childhood. I always believed I was unaffected by his drinking!
Adult children of alcoholics (ACoAs) can and often do suffer from some features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that are the direct result of living with the traumatizing effects of addiction.
I'm not an alcoholic. At least I don't think I am. But I'm trying to figure out when fun drinking becomes serious drinking -- like it did for my mother.
Women are becoming the new face of alcoholism for the 21st century and we need to find a way out of this "ad campaign."
Are you or have you ever been a college binge drinker? Welcome to alcoholism, a diagnosis your college self could qualify for under the changes propos...
Recently, my eight year old son asked me if I'd ever been in jail. We were talking after dinner about what happened to "bad guys," how society dealt with them, where they ended up. He had been allowed some cable TV, and this is, apparently, what he learned.
COVINGTON, Ky. (Associated Press / The Huffington Post) -- A northern Kentucky man is accused of beating his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor to death wit...
When the doctor told my father prostate cancer was going to kill him, it leveled us both. My father, an alcoholic, like me, was my friend, mentor, and drinking buddy.
I knew I was stomping on toes when I was writing Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife. I wasn't just telling my story, I was telling other people's stories, too--or at least my side of their stories.
The strong norms against alcohol abuse, particularly in conservative congregations, might deter a lot of people from admitting they have a problem and seeking help.
A new Russian campaign targeting alcoholism and drunk driving has sparked controversy by featuring an unconventional new anti-hero: an animated squirr...
Patti Callahan Henry's novella The Perfect Love Song is an early Christmas present for readers who like their love stories short and sweet.
The numbers are troubling: An estimated 17.6 million adults in the USA are either alcoholics or have alcohol problems, according to the National Insti...
Providing housing for chronic alcoholics, who are still drinking, can save taxpayers more than $40,000 annually, per alcoholic, according to the study released this week.
Research both in animals and in people show that stress or trauma early in life, like the stress of living with addiction or relationship trauma, can hyper-sensitize neurons and receptors.
