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The Crack House at the End of My Street
At 16 I discovered the secret but un-exclusive members club, unbiased of age, occupation, class and race. Now I'm finally sober.
Australia Has a Pill for Alcohol Dependency. Why Isn’t It Being Prescribed?
Australia's public healthcare offers medication to treat alcohol dependence, but prescriptions are low.
Man Who Got So Drunk He Grounded Plane Ordered to Pay for Fuel
The 44-year-old British man has to pay WestJet nearly $22,000.
Laugh Not at the Man Who Drank One Beer and Called the Cops on Himself
It’s better to go to jail than to live in the torture chamber of your mind.
Why I Only Sleep with Bartenders
"Every single person I’ve slept with for the last four years is a narcissist with a drinking problem."
Politician Calls Out Heavy Drinking, 'File Cabinets Full of Booze' in Rhode Island State House
Is a representative's aide silently whipping up a new batch of jungle juice at this very moment?
Krewella Open Up About Their Breakup With Kris “Rainman” Trindl: “The Truth Is Very Ugly”
Krewella were once poster children for the burgeoning EDM movement—then alcohol abuse and lawsuits drove the group apart. What happened?
My Wasted Years as a Teenage Alcoholic
For years, a typical Monday morning would see me covered in my own piss, vomit, and vodka.
America's Med Students Are a Bunch of Drunks
A study recently published in the journal Academic Medicine has found that upwards of a third of students currently enrolled in a medical school in America are regularly abusing alcohol as a method of coping with high levels of stress.
A Canadian Woman Who Was Fired for Drinking Wins Case by Arguing She’s an Alcoholic
The woman was told to stay sober by her employer but the Manitoba Human Rights Commission says they didn't have the right to do that.
What It's Like to Be a Blackout Drunk
Sarah Hepola, author of 'Blackout,' on the paranoia, fun, and pain of drinking so much you wipe out your memory.
How to Survive a Run-In with Beer-Chugging, Oreo-Stealing Monkeys
In Ha Long Bay, tourists ooh and ahh over the adorable macaque monkeys. Well, until they charge you to steal your Oreos, or take beer from you and get drunk off of it while staring at you.