Guilt about your drinking or annoyance when people bring it up are also notable signs, Dr. Holt said. “If you find yourself ...

Why doing Dry January doesn't mean you don't have a serious addiction to alcohol - Dry January is widely considered a public ...

Dr. Lance Dodes has spent more than 35 years treating people who are battling addiction, including alcoholism. In his 2014 book (co-written with Zachary Dodes), The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad ...

Even after giving up drinking, alcoholics can face social difficulties. Aug. 12, 2009— -- Though they may have recovered, a new study confirms that alcoholics may still face social difficulties.

Male alcoholics appear to have a great deal of difficulty recognizing emotions in verbal language, a small European study suggests. The researchers also found that the men have a weakened ability to ...

One day at a time. That's one of the main mottos for those recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous, (A.A.) an organization which can trace its roots back to the parlor of a modest hotel in Vermont. That ...

April 10, 1939, marks the publication date of “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.” One of the best-selling books of all time (it has ...

Founded by two men in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous has since spread around the world as a leading community-based method of overcoming alcohol dependence and abuse. Many people swear by ...

The church will be closed tomorrow, and the drunks are freaking out. An elderly lady in a prim white blouse has just delivered the bad news, with deep apologies: A major blizzard is scheduled to ...

Alcohol abuse can literally shrink the brain, but recovery begins soon after alcoholics sober up, according to new research. Within 14 days of detoxification, the brain bounces back, replacing much of ...

J.G. is a lawyer in his early 30s. He’s a fast talker and has the lean, sinewy build of a distance runner. His choice of profession seems preordained, as he speaks in fully formed paragraphs, his ...

An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive. By Austin Frakt and Aaron E. Carroll For a long time, medical researchers were unsure whether ...