Drinking

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  • Girls abusing alcohol? Blame feminism!

    Some experts say the push for equality is behind the rise in girls' drinking and drug use.
  • Everything you know about absinthe is wrong

    Banned for a century for inspiring madness and murder, absinthe is legal again. So pour yourself a glass and get to know the real Green Fairy.
  • Do I have a drinking problem?

    I'm young, and I can handle it, but the craving is starting to scare me.
  • My girlfriend tried cocaine at a party! She was drunk! Oh my God!

    I really, really, really hate drug use. I just can't get over how she could experiment with cocaine.
  • Am I an alcoholic?

    I'm drinking more than some people, and I sometimes hide it, but I'm not sure what that means.
  • A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook

    I am humiliated and outraged and don't know what to do.
  • I've been lying about my drinking. How do I live with the guilt?

    My wife thinks I've been sober for the past seven years, but I've secretly been drinking.
  • The Gavin Newsom sex scandal: Why did his lover tell?

    Why did Ruby Rippey-Tourk confess her affair with the San Francisco mayor to her husband? What good would that do?
  • Gavin Newsom, before the flood

    San Francisco Mayor's testy exchange with a reporter regarding "the drinking."
  • Nothing but nog

    It's got a mysterious history and a texture that's more lubricant than libation. But old-fashioned eggnog is still America's holiday cocktail of choice.
  • Straight, no chaser

    A British woman experiments with binge drinking -- and the results aren't pretty.
  • Girls drink more than their mothers think

    A new study shows that mothers are not aware of how much alcohol their daughters are consuming.
  • Put your infants to work

    After all, shouldn't they earn their keep?
  • Bush's double standard

    The president demands severe punishment for drug and alcohol offenders -- unless they're members of the Bush clan.
  • Is it Jenna Bush's problem or ours?

    Adolescent psychiatrist Lynn Ponton analyzes the first daughter's "age-appropriate" behavior.
  • Drink tank

    David Horowitz, Joe Conason and other Salon commentators weigh in on the revelation of Bush's 1976 drunken-driving arrest.
  • Way past cool

    Wine cake is my take on motherhood and life.
  • Crashing and burning

    When the founder of the "alcohol in moderation" movement pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide last week, it was a sobering reminder that there's no alternative to quitting cold turkey.
  • Letters to the editor

    Readers welcome Lynda Barry. Plus: Defending ourselves against air rage; are Elian's relatives unfit guardians?
  • Safety in a glass?

    Study shows some Canadian drunks have safer sex.
  • A drinking rant

    A former bartender on amateurs, hangovers, Russians and believing you're Irish.
  • How to avoid a hangover

    Buy vodka you don't like so you won't drink as much.
  • Bottoms up

    Raw eggs, Guinness and pastrami can help your hangover, but don't mix them.
  • George Jones

    His voice weathered and mellowed, this country legend still sings about living -- and he's got plenty of it under his belt.
  • Drunk like me

    My last drink of tequila came on Easter -- resurrection day.
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