When a loved one is struggling with alcohol addiction, the effects can reverberate among family, friends and coworkers. In the most extreme cases, the addiction can bring with it intimate partner ...

Many of us are hesitant to ask for help, particularly if we have had the role of spouse or partner to an alcoholic or addict. We feel embarrassed or ashamed to ask. We think it makes us look weak or ...

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DEAR ABBY: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily.

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Dear Eric: I am a single woman in my early 60s who has become close with a couple. They have four children, and their second oldest daughter (30) is an alcoholic and has a physically and verbally ...