alcoholism on TV
By Malina Saval
Al-Anon's founder—the wife of Bill Wilson—transcends a made-for-TV movie I saw recently. She helped to transform my family for the better. MORE
The Real Housewives star admits to "self-medicating" with booze after her husband's suicide. MORE
The show's leading men channel their troubled pasts into their drug-abusing characters. MORE
Mad Men is a stylish example of a new trend that updates old stereotypes of problem drinking on the small screen. MORE
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This graphic shows which nations hit which hard liquors the hardest, fueling some stereotypes and confounding others.
6/18/13 5:12pm
Caffeine's "pick-me-up" could just be the body fighting withdrawal, according to a new study.
6/18/13 4:23pm
A budget hearing was suspended due to claims that the finance minister "reeked" of vodka.
6/18/13 3:01pm
A missing enzyme in the brain could put some people at higher risk for opioid addiction.
6/18/13 1:52pm
The message "Alcohol: It's cheaper than therapy" didn't amuse locals.
6/18/13 1:09pm
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