Alcohol
The Ins-and-Outs of Binge Drinking in Lockdown
When does slinging cocktails in the daytime or sinking shots on TikTok become a problem?
Early Christians Might Have Been High on Hallucinogenic Communion Wine
In the new book "The Immortality Key", archaeology sleuth Brian Muraresku suggests that religious wine might have been spiked.
Parents Most Likely to Turn to Booze During Pandemic: Study
Parents with children still at home are dealing with numerous stressors during the coronavirus pandemic, the study said.
How to Shut Down Someone Who Reallllllly Wants You to Have a Drink
Whether you're sober, have to get up early, or just not into alcohol for the night, here's how to deal with people telling you that you should, in fact, just have ONE beer.
Filipinos Have Been Searching for Beer More Since Lockdown Started
A study found that there was a 68.7 percent increase in Google searches for beer from February to March, when the Philippines first went under lockdown.
'It's Broken Beyond Repair' – Pub Workers On Returning to Work
People in the hospitality industry say that post-Super Saturday life has left them on the verge of quitting – and I know from experience.
I Spent Five Days in a Crowded Philippine Jail for a Drunken Outburst That Went Viral
"It was depressing to be seen in a viral video like that and to uncover a side of me I never knew existed."
Australia Is Seeing an Uptick in Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions as States Reopen
Police think lockdown might have affected people's ability to hold their liquor.
Why People Are Calling for a Tyskie Beer Boycott
Its owner Kompania Piwowarska sponsored an event that crowned Poland's homophobic prime minister Andrzej Duda its "man of the year".
TikTok Teens Are Dressing Up as Face-Masked Old People to Buy Booze
Seems to work way better than the old two-kids-in-a-trenchcoat trick.
Lockdown Helped Me Get Sober, But Now What?
With pubs now open and socialising becoming more commonplace, newly sober people are having to adjust.