In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is concerned about their son-in-law's alcoholism and ...

My parents are both alcoholics. It’s been obvious with my dad for decades—jobs lost, depression, emotional issues and fights, and an insistence on drinking an enormous amount daily, even after a heart ...

Mother concerned about her son. Source: Highwaystarz-Photography/iStock Witnessing a family member struggling with excessive drinking can be fear-inducing, heart-wrenching, and confusing—especially ...

My parents are both alcoholics. It’s been obvious with my dad for decades—jobs lost, depression, emotional issues and fights, and an insistence on drinking an enormous amount daily, even after a heart ...

Two questions asked during a regular pediatrician’s visit could help identify youth with drinking problems, according to a national expert group convened by the National Institute on Alcoholism and ...

Child health and mental health experts have warned that children exposed to alcohol consumption are at risk of addiction and substance use. They noted that early exposure could disrupt normal ...

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 ...