DEAR ABBY: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily.

Dear Abby advises a friend who keeps getting spammed with drunk calls from an alcoholic couple. Getty Images/iStockphoto DEAR ABBY: I have been friends with a couple for 30 years. Both are alcoholics.

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who comes to visit at my rural home. She’s an alcoholic. My husband and I don’t drink. Last time, she became so drunk that she was totally disoriented in my home. She couldn ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who's friend is an alcoholic and won't get help. DEAR ABBY: My wife recently immigrated to our current residence in the U.S. from Canada. She has a 23-year-old son dealing ...

Dear Abby: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily.

DEAR ABBY: I have been friends with a couple for 30 years. Both are alcoholics. They function, work at farmers' markets, are sociable, have a house and pay their bills. Yet, at least once, maybe twice ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who comes to visit at my rural home. She’s an alcoholic. My husband and I don’t drink. Last time, she became so drunk that she was totally disoriented in my home. She couldn ...

Dear Eric: I am a single woman in my early 60s who has become close with a couple. They have four children, and their second oldest daughter (30) is an alcoholic and has a physically and verbally ...

When I see her name appear on my WhatsApp, I don’t even open the message. I archive it, to look at another time. In some ways, you could say she archived me 15 years ago, that I was no longer urgent ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend who has struggled with mental health issues following a breakdown a few years ago. She has a diagnosis and is on medication. She is not supposed to drink alcohol while on ...