Imagine a kid dreading coming home from school every day because of what they know they will find. Imagine them feeding and taking care of their siblings, when they themselves are in need of care.

Dear Annie: I see that you often answer questions pertaining to families trapped in addiction. I grew up in that special hell with all of the complex trauma issues that go along with that lifestyle.

I come from a family of alcoholics. Sarah, my first cousin, was the most recent to die of complications from alcoholism, at age 41. Before her, seven people in our extended family, including her ...

DEAR DR. BROTHERS: I'm a 35-year-old non-drinker with three bad marriages behind me. Two of my former husbands were alcoholics -- which seems odd to me, since both my parents were drunk most of my ...

Any advice for the best way to inspire honesty with my partner about their drinking? They have struggled with drinking for years, have had periods of sobriety, but are currently drinking again. I have ...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that occur when people drink alcohol during pregnancy. The alcohol affects the development of the fetus, potentially causing lifelong ...

The son of our editor sometimes drinks non-alcoholic beer. What started innocuously turned out to be a surprisingly complex parenting question: How much symbolism is in a beer bottle? And how does it ...