Al-Anon is a fellowship open to anyone who feels affected by someone else s drinking. It is not affiliated with any religion. Membership is anonymous and members sharings are kept in confidence.

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend an Al-Anon meeting with a family member. Alcoholism and substance abuse are equal opportunity diseases — they impact families from all backgrounds.

Dear Amy: My husband is a heavy drinker. He comes from a family of what I would call “high-functioning alcoholics” – all with good jobs, well-respected in society and with no apparent ills from ...

Dear Readers: Many of you were touched by the husband “Anonymous,” who wrote a letter about the loss of his wife to the disease of alcoholism. She is still alive, but the woman he married was a ...

Old Lyme: St. Anne's Episcopal Church, topic meeting, Route 159, 7:30 p.m. Clinton: Al-Anon and Alateen topic meeting, First Congregational Church, Route 1, back building rear, 7:30 p.m. Old Saybrook: ...