Prenatal alcohol consumption linked to mental health problems

Children whose mothers drink four units of alcohol even once are more likely to suffer from hyperactivity, study shows

Britons spend a year of their lives hungover. Time for a sober October?

Macmillan Cancer Support estimates – conservatively – that the average person in the UK spends 315 days in a self-inflicted fug. Here’s your chance to give your liver a break

Marriage in recovery: When I mess up now, I try to be kind to myself

I look up at the departures board and our flight is not there. Something is wrong …

There is no one cure, no magic bullet for addiction

My belief is that one cannot save the life of an addict unless the addict wants to be saved

Like an alcoholic, I’m an odd mix of huge ego and low self-esteem

Fear has held me back, but I'm getting braver

A marriage in recovery: we need to get away, and fast

This trip will be the first time R has chosen to come on a holiday that includes extended family

Seeing the devastation of war on TV reminds me how lucky we are

Watching the small daily rituals that help Syrian families rebuild lives fascinates me – rituals I take for granted

Finding inner peace in a green space

There is such a thing as on-the-move meditation and my local park is the perfect place to do it

Criminalising pregnant women who drink is a ploy to restrict their freedom

Rebecca Schiller: If the UK apes the US and punishes pregnant women, we will be heading towards a dystopia akin to that in The Handmaid’s Tale

Alcohol abuse in pregnancy could become a crime, legal papers claim

Advice groups bid to combat ruling they believe could undermine pregnant women's freedom to make decisions for themselves

Why I don’t like hugs and what it says about me

I used to think that getting naked with a man meant being close to someone

I hear his voice on the phone and know my husband is drinking again

R went away with friends and got drunk, but I don't feel angry

How do I talk to my children about alcohol?

Or rather, how do I talk to them about the problem with alcohol? The joy and the pain that it can elicit is hard to explain

Marriage in recovery: A text from an old friend who thinks I’m single

But how should I reply? The truth is, I miss doing bad things

Will our livers evolve to cope with alcohol?

Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts