While narcissism is a personality disorder and alcoholism is an addiction, narcissists and alcoholics share several characteristics. Recognizing these commonalities can help you understand and cope ...

Dealing with addiction can be a lifelong struggle -- but it’s not a battle you have to fight alone. For many people dealing with alcohol addiction, they turn to Alcoholics Anonymous as a first step in ...

New alcoholism research identifies five types of alcoholics and shows that young adults account for more than half of U.S. alcoholics. The high percentage of young adults among alcoholics was ...

Guest Blogger: Carly Rodgers, M.S. There are many unforeseen events each and every one of us will experience at some point in our lives, with some individuals experiencing more than others. None of us ...

Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, new research ...

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 ...

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 ...

An earlier version of this post appeared in the Leviathan Jewish Journal, December 2015. The Magen David, or the Jewish star, used to be known as something else: The “brewer’s star.” As early as the ...

After 37 years, the local Alcoholics Anonymous group in the Magnolia neighborhood in Houston is now displaced.

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 ...