drinking
How a Gin Craze Nearly Destroyed 18th-Century London
By 1730, an estimated 7,000 gin shops were turning Londoners into degenerate alcoholics, leading to violence, widespread addiction, and social devastation.
How to Actually Curb Your Drinking for the Rest of the Year
It's the first day after Dry January. If you want to keep this new enhanced lifestyle up, here's what you need to do.
How Your Job and Music Taste Affects What Booze You Drink
A conversation with Dr Thomas Thurnell-Read, a drinking expert.
Thank God, There's a Science Behind 'Needing' a Kebab When Pissed
Once more, nothing bad we do is truly our fault.
Dear Aging Backpacker, Have You Become a Douchebag?
Travelling at 19 is wild and innocent. But one day you turn around and you're no longer 19. You're just travelling with people who are.
How Much Good Does Not Drinking for a Month Actually Do?
January seems like the perfect month to lay off the booze for a bit, but why would you? Why?
Teens Don't Party Like They Used to, Study Says
The number of teenagers using drugs, drinking or smoking is the lowest it's been since 1990.
Photos of People Getting Happily Drunk in Disney World
Every fall since 1995, Walt Disney World has been home to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
I Spent a Night Getting Wasted to Find Out Why Women Are Now Drinking as Much as Men
What pushes women to want to be hammered, surrounded by men who aren't as drunk?
The Atheist in AA Fighting to Get 'God' Taken Out of the 12 Steps
Last year, Lawrence Knight took Alcoholics Anonymous to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal to take a stand against how non-believers have traditionally been treated in AA.
I'm Bored Unless I'm Drunk, But Is That Actually a Problem?
I'm not an alcoholic, I just like getting buzzed as regularly as possible. So I tried to find an expert who'd tell me that was okay.