I have a brother that is an alcoholic (and drug addict) though he has been clean for a few years now. While not "diagnosed" or admitting to it, I believe at least one of my granparents to be an alcoholic.....at least.

SO, I too wonder about this and children. My brothers that have kids have not talked to their children about this, and to be honest, it sort of bothers me. The older kids (young to mid teens) are old enough to possibly remember when their uncle (my brother) was "missing" (on runs) or in rehab.

I don't have any resources, but I think the most important thing is to be honest with your kids (age appropriately of course!) My one brother seem to think that by NOT talking to their kids about it they're "protecting" them. With his kids turning 16 and 14 this year, I think it's important to realize that they KNOW (or will soon) about alcohol and drugs. And if we can talk about how their uncles addictions hurt him and our whole family, it's better than just shutting our eyes to the issue....

I think it's great that you would like to be able to talk to your kids about it - I think it's a great start!