Hit Song or Tequila Advertisement? Often, It’s Both
New research finds 6.4 percent of top hits include a mention of a specific brand of alcohol.
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Does Monogamy Really Drive Us to Drink?
Another example of how correlation does not equal causation.
Americans Now Love Wine as Much as Beer
Over the past five years, wine has made massive gains in the hearts of Americans.
Will the Great U.S. Penal Reform Tip the Balance for Addicts?
In California and beyond, an unprecedented "experiment" is giving tens of thousands of non-violent offenders the chance of alternatives to prison. Most have severe drug problems. What are their prospects?
12 Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members
Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on life when she started going to AA meetings. But instead she met Eric Allen Earle, an AA old-timer with a violent past.
The Trippy New Era: Returning to Hallucinogens as a Treatment for Addiction
LSD, ecstasy, and magic mushrooms are helping people face death, cope with trauma, and quit booze and smokes. Can these drugs revolutionize addiction treatment, or is it all just tangerine trees and marmalade skies?
Should Primary Care Doctors Ask About How Much Alcohol You’re Drinking?
Screening could detect misuse and lead to more effective counseling, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force—unless you're already on the far end of the spectrum.
Should We Dump the DSM?
Gary Greenberg's new book skewers the inner workings of the DSM just three weeks before the latest version is scheduled to be released.
When It Comes to Addiction, the DSM-5 Gets It Right, But…
The new spectrum approach to substance use disorder will improve diagnoses. But the revision could have gone even further in keeping up with the data.