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To celebrate National Vodka Day, a food historian debunks myths and highlights unknown facts about one of America’s favorite liquors.
New research suggests the partners of UK military personnel may experience greater levels of depression and binge-drinking compared to women in the general population.
Drunk without drinking? Liver damage without drinking? Gut bacteria might be the cause.
Societal pressures make it hard for people living in low-income areas to change their ways.
We found that drinking red wine is linked with an increase in gut bacteria diversity.
You’ve no one to blame but yourself, according to science.
Young people are going teetotal but older generations are failing to follow in their sober footsteps.
The good news is that the growth of live music continued under Queensland’s liquor licensing reforms. The bad news is that venues rely on late-night alcohol sales to cover costs.
Parents’ substance use affects children’s physical, psychological, cognitive, social and economic well-being, a new review of the research has found.
Specific challenges must be addressed in the older population who are at risk from alcohol abuse.
Drinking one less pint of beer a week could cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by almost half.
Teens who see alcohol on TV are more likely to drink. A marketing professor explains how to counter this phenomenon.
A program aimed at getting people home safely has cost A$300 million but has had little impact, aside from increased intoxication in CBD venues. Rates of assaults and road crashes are much the same.
Does beer help a new mother’s milk come in? Does ‘pumping and dumping’ allow you to drink and breast-feed? A doctor sorts the evidence from the myth.
Most drug use among Australian festival goers appears to be occasional and isn’t problematic. But a small group experience higher rates of drug-related harms.
The millennials have boosted rosé consumption: in the United States alone, 65% of them declare themselves “rosé drinkers”. How can this overall success be explained?
Losing revenue from hotels and liquor retail outlets will hurt Woolworths Group, but not too much. The long-term reputational benefits are considerable.
New study suggests that women should avoid alcohol around the time of conception.
Almost 20% of people in the 2019 Global Drug Survey had been taken advantage of while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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