My sister, however, is a high-functioning alcoholic, and recently I learned that the child has discovered her unconscious on more than one occasion. Though everyone in the family is aware of her ...

My mother lived to be 91. Before time ran out, she finally got the chance to be the mother she might always have meant to be.

Not long after she got sober, in her early fifties, the novelist Julia Hamilton learned that drink had killed her grandfather. Her mother “had used substances to numb uncomfortable feelings… the ...

The mother did not want her three children exposed to "women drinking alcohol," the Reddit user claims Getty A woman shared on Reddit that while she was on a solo vacation in Tenerife, she was seated ...

I grew up around alcoholics and for a long time told myself that I would never be like my family. I am not anything like them yet, but I now find myself worried that it will all catch up with me. It’s ...

Carine (not her real name) is a 31-year-old mother of three living in Gasabo District, City of Kigali. She is currently separated from the father of her children, who struggled with chronic alcoholism ...

In the midst of profound grief, preparing for her ex-husband's cremation, Annie Parker, a 43-year-old mother of two teenage boys, received a text. The message, from one of her late husband's friends ...

Alcohol is a nervous system depressant, and heavy drinking can also cause isolation and depression. But many resources exist to help you create social circles. Alcohol and loneliness can create a ...

The consumption of alcohol is something you can find throughout many parts of Black history and culture. Whether it be Snoop Dogg’s 1994 hit “Gin and Juice” or the infamous Billy Dee Williams ads, ...