Drinking
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Isn't Beneficial
An analysis suggests past studies that advocated for having a few drinks each week were poorly designed and based on unreliable data.
For a More Sober America, Bring Down the Drinking Age
It's time for Americans to adopt a European-style culture of drinking that promotes responsibility and civilized sobriety.
New UK Alcohol Guidelines Cut Men to Six Pints a Week
Health chiefs say both men and women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week.
Mentally Ill More Likely to Be Physically Ill Too
People with mood disorders and substance abuse problems are more likely to develop common chronic physical problems as well.
Drunk With Power: Dictators' Top Tipples
Try a glass of the Iron Fist in Velvet Glove cocktail while you read what tyrants guzzle.
Drinking Hand Sanitizer for a Cheap and Deadly Buzz
Poison control centers are reporting a rise in the number of calls involving young people who ingest the antibacterial gel to get drunk.
Presenting the Unofficial VMA Drinking Game
How will you be drinking while watching the Video Music Awards on MTV?
The Drinking Age Should Be Lowered, Fast
The fact that women under 21 must retreat to dorm rooms and frat houses to drink makes them vulnerable.
The Shape of Your Beer Glass Is Making You Drunk
People can't accurately gauge the volume of their pints—and the more they drink, the worse it gets.
The Ban on Beer Cocktails—And Other Stupid Booze Rules
In Virginia it's illegal to mix beer and spirits in a cocktail. In Utah, mixologists must work behind a curtain.
Binge Drinking: Young Women Take to the Bottle Big Time
Over the last decade, binge drinking by women increased more than seven times the rate among men.
You're 100 Percent Wrong About Premixed Cocktails
Fancy drinks in bottles aren't just for winos anymore.
Drinking Three Cups of Coffee a Day Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks
The new South Korean report found that as many as five cups of coffee a day were beneficial.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Took a Tipsy Nap at the State of the Union
The 81-year-old Supreme Court Justice admitted in a recent interview she was not "100 percent sober" at the event.
It's Time to Bid Farewell to the Frat
Responding to years of bad press, Dartmouth's president has banned hard liquor on campus. It's a bold move, but it doesn't go nearly far enough.
Australian Politicians and Judges Facing Breathalizer Tests
"Our parliament is not a pub, it is a workplace," declared the Victoria Labour leader
America's Best and Drunkest
Dartmouth's beloved drinking game embodies everything edifying and horrifying about campus life