Every drug or alcohol addict has a rock bottom, says Sandi Kennec of Central City. And everyone's rock bottom is different. Kennec's rock bottom came after her children were taken away from her. She ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I was just two years out of rehab, I met a couple of recovery buddies for dinner at a fancy Midtown steakhouse. Last to arrive, my stomach lurched when I approached the table. A martini glass, ...

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 ...

After 20 years of increasingly out-of-control drinking and a family in crisis, I went to my first AA meeting. The father of one of my children reached out to me after my daughter fled to his house in ...