ALCOHOLISM
Research Finally Supports the Effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous
For decades, critics have questioned the lack of clinical evidence behind AA's faith-based 12-step method.
Photos from Two Years of Living with Irish Travellers
Photographer Sebastiaan Franco documented a family's daily lives, and the funerals, weddings and fist-fights they included.
I Could Tell Who Had Drinking Problems. I Had to Serve Them Anyway
As a bartender, you either accept the gnawing feeling that you are putting your customers in danger—or you choose to ruin the party.
London's Pubs Saved Me from Becoming an Alcoholic
Compared to the situation in my home country, Britain's drinking culture is tame.
The Rehabilitation of Shia LaBeouf
Written by the misunderstood actor, ‘Honey Boy’ finally provides the context and turnaround moment for his public image.
Learning to Have Sober Sex Was More Complicated Than Just 'Being Present'
I thought alcohol helped me enjoy myself and let go, until I realized I’d never actually learned to do either.
Eating a Ton of Candy Helps Me Stay Sober
No one tells you that a big part of quitting drinking can be incessantly craving sugar.
How Getting Sober Finally Made Me Cool
I worried that my decision to stop drinking meant trading in my identity as a Fun Person to become a bummer. Instead, my world got bigger.
How to Party at Pride If You're Sober
Mental preparation is just as important as a backpack full of seltzer.
Female Alcoholics are Rare in Myanmar. This Young Artist is One of Them.
Yangon Artist Bay Bay uses her art to let people enter her alcohol-fueled mind.
Man Who Got So Drunk He Grounded Plane Ordered to Pay for Fuel
The 44-year-old British man has to pay WestJet nearly $22,000.
Running Away From Drinking Myself to Death
On grief, morning runs, and not getting drunk to late-night news broadcasts alone anymore.