For years, alcohol helped quiet the anxiety tied to my bipolar disorder. When I finally got the right medication, the desire to drink vanished. Anxiety is usually a big part of bipolar disorder, and ...

Dear Annie: My best friend and I, both 54-year-old females, met two weeks before kindergarten. Except for a couple of years, we have stayed friends throughout our lives. We see each other every few ...

Dear Abby: My husband and I have known each other for 36 years and been married for 20. He has a severe drinking problem. He still works and doesn’t drink during the workweek, but he makes up for it ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed something alarming about people who binge on alcohol. And notably, the study subjects were all over 30, so not the spring ...

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one-fifth of individuals who suffer from social anxiety also wrestle with problem drinking. At first glance, the two conditions may seem ...

The middle-aged man held up his alcoholic drink and looked me in the eyes. I grabbed my glass of ice water and waited for the customary “Cheers!” It didn't happen. “I don’t trust a man who doesn’t ...