Drinking - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/drinking/?source=rss&aim=drinking en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT "How could she?" Well, I have a theory By Susan Cheever Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss Drunk-driving mom Diane Schuler's tale is tragic, but her behavior is more understandable than we'd like to admit So you think you got roofied? By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/date_rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/date_rape/index.html?source=rss Women overestimate their vulnerability to date-rape drugs, a new study shows I'm sober and dating a drinker By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/dating_a_drinker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/dating_a_drinker/index.html?source=rss She was once in the program but says she's got no problem. Can that be true? Get me girl-drink drunk! By Sarah Hepola Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/08/23/summer_drinks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/08/23/summer_drinks/index.html?source=rss Top mixologists update the classic summer concoction for a sophisticated craft cocktail age. My addiction recovery sponsor is mean By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss He's helping me, I guess, but he cuts me no slack and takes my wife's side My alcoholic dad: How can I reach out to him? By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/25/alcoholic_dad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/25/alcoholic_dad/index.html?source=rss I know he's screwed up, but as a little girl I idolized him My dad, the surgeon, is drinking By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say Mothers who drink By Frieda Klotz Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler My best friend has started drinking too much By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/07/drinking_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/07/drinking_friend/index.html?source=rss I used to drink more than she did, but I've cut back and she's sped up He binge-drinks -- but never in the U.S.! By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/10/binge_drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/10/binge_drinking/index.html?source=rss He says he doesn't drink, but gets comatose when he travels I got canned for being drunk By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/07/canned_for_drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/07/canned_for_drinking/index.html?source=rss It's two years later, I've been to rehab, but what do I say in the job interview? Is it too early to quit? By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/23/too_early_to_quit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/23/too_early_to_quit/index.html?source=rss Do I have to be near death before I stop drinking? I'm so boring I've started drinking! By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/22/life_force/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/22/life_force/index.html?source=rss It doesn't make me fascinating, but it does alleviate the tedium. I'm sober for 62 days and still struggling! By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss Shouldn't I be further along by now? Shouldn't I be out of survival mode? His money allowed him to deny he's an alcoholic By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/07/drunk_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/07/drunk_friend/index.html?source=rss Having lost his job, my best friend needs to hear the truth. Alone in South Africa with a drunken husband By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss I left the U.S. when I got married and now, with three grown children at home, I feel torn. My husband's an alcoholic but doesn't think he has a problem By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss What can I do? Should I leave? I've been passing out drunk and it's getting worse By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss I can stay sober for a few weeks, but then have another attack. I'm starting to be truly afraid. My whole family is alcoholic. How to protect the kids? By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss My mom says she won't drink when she's around them, but then she'll have a beer. I hit my sister in the head with my purse when I drink By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss I feel trapped in wifehood and motherhood and sisterhood; I lash out; I become a monster. Our friend got drunk and went to a hotel room with a bunch of Marines By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss We think she's out of control, and we think she should tell her boyfriend. I'm really a self-actualized being, but my family is all messed up By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss My wife drinks too much and my kid has emotional problems -- shouldn't I be in more despair about this? I quit being a musician because I couldn't play without drinking By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/16/drinking_musician/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/16/drinking_musician/index.html?source=rss Now my life is all screwed up and nothing works. Could I quit the drinking but keep the hangovers? By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/04/hangovers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/04/hangovers/index.html?source=rss I may be crazy but I like that next-day feeling, as if I'm getting a fresh new start. I somehow became the "Charlie" girl at the local bar! By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/27/charlie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/27/charlie/index.html?source=rss What happened? It's like I'm back in high school!