In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a recovering alcoholic who wanted to host a dry holiday party, but received pushback from their family.

Dear Eric: In response to the husband, eight months sober and describing himself as a recovering alcoholic, who was asking about his wife’s continuing funk, (“Tired of Walking on Eggshells”) I offer ...

Throughout my life, I have been a reliable friend, a good student, a driven worker, a consistent athlete, and an adventurous person. I come from a loving home and consider myself fortunate to have the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During the early stages of recovery, alcoholics have abnormalities in a key hormonal system that regulates responses to psychological and physical stress, but the system ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A man who received a second chance at life is reaching back out to help others. “I literally was a dead flower, all but dead, and brought back for whatever reason and bloomed now,” ...

It’s lunchtime in the 1960s, and you’re out with co-workers enjoying not one, not two, but three cocktails with your meal.