What is the problem with being a high-functioning alcoholic? This is a question that has been posed several times to me and has probably crossed the minds of others. Although the term ...

As Benton describes them, high-functioning alcoholics are able to maintain respectable, even high-profile lives, usually with a home, family, job and friends. That balancing act continues until ...

Taylor Swift’s song “Fortnight” is getting a lot of attention for lyrics that include the line “I was a functioning alcoholic.” Swift, who co-wrote the track, hasn’t said whether she’s singing about ...

Casual drinking rises in the warmer months and healthcare professionals are concerned about functioning alcoholism and problem drinking. Adults tend to drink more as the nights stretch out in the ...

This is the first of two columns on recognizing abusers of alcohol. Next week: A new way to help identify the problem drinker. Aetna said earlier this year it would ...

A hospice nurse has told how she wasn't aware of her spiralling drinking problem until she slashed alcohol from her diet. Julie McFadden, from Los Angeles in California, made the decision to stop ...