Imagine a kid dreading coming home from school every day because of what they know they will find. Imagine them feeding and taking care of their siblings, when they themselves are in need of care.

Dear Annie: I see that you often answer questions pertaining to families trapped in addiction. I grew up in that special hell with all of the complex trauma issues that go along with that lifestyle.

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 ...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that occur when people drink alcohol during pregnancy. The alcohol affects the development of the fetus, potentially causing lifelong ...

The son of our editor sometimes drinks non-alcoholic beer. What started innocuously turned out to be a surprisingly complex parenting question: How much symbolism is in a beer bottle? And how does it ...

The consumption of alcohol is something you can find throughout many parts of Black history and culture. Whether it be Snoop Dogg’s 1994 hit “Gin and Juice” or the infamous Billy Dee Williams ads, ...