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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The story of the high-functioning alcoholic is not one of obvious tragedy by that of silent suffering." I have often said that a movie or a TV show featuring a high-functioning alcoholic (HFA) would ...

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 pull out of the ACA marketplace for ...

While not an official diagnosis, a high-functioning alcoholic is a colloquial term for someone who is dependent on alcohol, ...