(Please PM me if you rather discuss things in private instead of in thread)<BR><BR>I wrote "might be" but the more I think about it I think he definitely is an alcoholic. <BR><BR>Some back story.

I have a friend I’ll call “Scott.” We have known each other for 15 years or so and have been retired for the last few years. He enjoyed working before he retired due to a plant closure. Now Scott ...

Dear Annie: I have a friend I’ll call “Scott.” We have known each other for 15 years or so and have been retired for the last few years. He enjoyed working before he retired due to a plant closure.

Dear Amy: Two years ago, my friend “Kim” admitted that she has cut alcohol out of her life after her brother died due to his alcoholism. I thought this was great; we have enjoyed doing things together ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 went to dinner with a friend who had told me a couple of years ago that he was an alcoholic and had gone into rehab. Since that time, I have had doubts about his sobriety due to his ...

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.