Studies now show health risks rise sharply even at a few drinks a week. Cutting back, even a little, can make a measurable difference. Scientists are rethinking what “moderate drinking” really ...

This week, we received a heartfelt letter from a father who’s been struggling to reconnect with his son after a painful divorce. His story sparked a lot of debate in our editorial room: about love, ...

Dear Eric: I’m writing because something bad happened to my friend and I might have been able to prevent it. On my friend’s 21st birthday we met up at a party and started drinking. She drank a lot but ...

DENVER — Colorado State Patrol is bringing in volunteers to get drunk — on purpose — to help cadets learn how to spot impaired drivers on the road. The training program, known as a "wet lab," brings ...

I started drinking alcohol around age 18 as a freshman in college. At the time I had no idea I would go on to drink almost every day for the next 54 years, through marriage, fatherhood and my entire ...

Even small amounts of alcohol consumption could put older adults at a higher risk of dementia. That’s according to a recent study led by the University of Oxford in the U.K. — in collaboration with ...

Dear Eric: My same-sex spouse (of many years) and I have been invited to my niece’s wedding. My brother, his wife and their children belong to a religion that is disapproving of marriage equality, and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What do you think of the Sinclair Method for dealing with an alcoholic? -- M.D. ANSWER: Naltrexone is approved for the treatment of alcohol use disorder under the Food and Drug ...

In April, a drunk driver crashed into the telegraph pole outside my house, which had mine and several neighbours' cables connected to it. This left us without landline phone or internet access, and me ...

A 2023 bill that would have legalized home distilling for personal use died in an Ohio Senate committee. Even if the state law had passed, home distilling would likely still violate federal law. Ohio ...

Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of confession. It hasn’t worked for me, and I struggle to weigh my guilt around that (should have worked harder!) against what ...