Almost one in five (18 percent) adults in the U.S. lived with a parent with an alcohol use disorder while growing up (commonly referred to as adult children of alcoholics, or ACOA). Some do not ...

When you grow up in a home with one or more alcoholic parents, the impact of the dysfunction reverberates throughout your life. It can be challenging to understand how this type of early interaction ...

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 ...