There is an important distinction between being "sober" and being in "recovery". The differences are clear to those who have experienced both phases in their healing process from alcoholism. When an ...

A hospice nurse has told how she wasn't aware of her spiralling drinking problem until she slashed alcohol from her diet. Julie McFadden, from Los Angeles in California, made the decision to stop ...

Memorial Day is just around the corner and summer to follow. Those living in areas where there are four seasons may finally be coming out of hibernation, getting small tastes of sun, heat and outdoor ...

Taylor Swift’s song “Fortnight” is getting a lot of attention for lyrics that include the line “I was a functioning alcoholic.” Swift, who co-wrote the track, hasn’t said whether she’s singing about ...

About 20% of Americans in the last 30 days have had an episode of heavy drinking. Now, a new study is calling into question the term "functional alcoholic" and taking a closer look at alcohol's real ...

My 42-year-old brother is a functioning alcoholic (although currently not so much of the functioning bit). Last autumn, after he split with his girlfriend, I suggested he move into our mum’s house ...

"22 Jump Street" star Channing Tatum confesses in a new interview that he may have an issue with alcohol. "I probably drink too much, you know," the actor says in the June issue of GQ, talking about ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 27 years. Most of them have been miserable. My husband has been a functioning alcoholic for more than 40 years. I consider his behavior emotionally abusive. I hate ...

Dear Abby: I have been married for 27 years. Most of them have been miserable. My husband has been a functioning alcoholic for more than 40 years. I consider his behavior emotionally abusive. I hate ...