The term “alcoholic” can both be stigmatizing and at the same make people unaware they have a problem. While alcohol use disorder may be "functional," or unnoticeable in the beginning, it’s a ...

It was surprising to read the title of the New York Post article "Brad Pitt and the New Alcoholism." This article claims that high-functioning alcoholics are just now starting to be recognized and ...

About 20% of Americans in the last 30 days have had an episode of heavy drinking. Now, a new study is calling into question the term "functional alcoholic" and taking a closer look at alcohol's real ...

"Only an alcoholic thinks that they need to hit a lower bottom in order to be alcoholic." —sober alcoholic Each alcoholic has a unique bottom, and some alcoholics report having several bottoms along ...

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 ...

Kanye West is opening up about how he’s evolved throughout his time in the spotlight, and the public persona he maintained earlier in his career that wound up causing him more harm than good. “Me ...