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.

My first instinct was to tell myself no. But then I began cycling through hypothetical scenarios, spontaneously challenging myself with cold-hearted gotchas. I wondered how many days I could go ...

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.

Hopkins was 37 years old when his doctor expressed concerns about his drinking habits and shared that the results of his ...

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 ...