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Booze Causes One in Eight UK Deaths Under 64

By McCarton Ackerman

Britain suffers a particularly heavy alcohol toll, even for the world's heaviest-drinking continent. MORE  

Video: Buddhist Monks Behaving Badly

By Bryan Le

Six leaders of Korea's biggest Buddhist order are caught on tape drinking, smoking and gambling. MORE  

Morning Roundup: May 11, 2012

By Bryan Le

Angry Mitt Romney calls marijuana issue "insignificant," 18 headless bodies add to Mexican drug war toll, and drunk driving charges dropped against ex-FAA chief. MORE  

Morning Roundup: May 3, 2012

By May Wilkerson

Twelve killed in Mexican cartel shootout, drinking takes over Cinco de Mayo festivities, and Red Sox player used crack cocaine for a whole season. MORE  

Clear Link Found From Alcohol to Breast Cancer

By Valerie Tejeda

Researchers track down the microscopic culprit responsible for increased cancer risk for drinkers. MORE  

Moderate Drinking May Prevent Liver Disease

By Valerie Tejeda

Researchers are surprised to find that one-to-two drinks a day could help people afflicted with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 18, 2012

By Bryan Le

Colorado's marijuana amendment gets a big push, Supreme Court weighs crack sentencing, and companies allow employees to drink Mad Men-style. MORE  

Adult Drinkers May Experience "Peter Pan Syndrome"

By Fionna Agomuoh

People who drink excessively into their 30s feel less mature than their peers, a study finds. MORE  

Tattoos Linked to Boozing More

By May Wilkerson

Those who ink more also drink more, say French researchers. MORE  

MTV Tried to Stop "The Situation's" Drinking

By McCarton Ackerman

The Jersey Shore star's drinking threatened his career as MTV tried to intervene, but now The Sitch's sobriety could lose him his job. MORE  

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Morning Roundup: May 21, 2012

South Asian cartels muscle into the meth market, missing actor Nick Stahl turns up in rehab, and public punishment for author's daughter for Facebook vodka photo.

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Addicts' Dance Troupe Storms the Stage

Some of these dancing addicts used to beg outside the theaters they now perform in, their director tells The Fix.

5/18/12 5:01pm
Camel Cigs Appeal More and More to Tweens

The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids.

5/18/12 3:52pm
"Kegasus" Is Sober, Not Really a Centaur

Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years.

5/18/12 2:57pm
Bollywood Star's "Drunken Cricket Brawl"

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, the "King of Bollywood," is banned from a stadium in Mumbai.

5/18/12 2:09pm
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On a Roll

Rich Roll went from being a hope-to-die drunk to one of the world’s fittest men—a journey he chronicles in his new book, Finding Ultra

The Rehab Review
Alta Mira
 
 
 
 

This luxe, free-spirited San Francisco rehab allows residents some leeway to decide to what extent their sobriety will involve traditional 12-Step programs.

Santé Center for Healing
 
 
 

Community ties are strong at this raucous Texas rehab, where residents bond quickly on the ropes course and over fried chicken and sweet tea.


The Watershed
 
 
 

The Watershed houses clients strictly according to age, at two locations 10 miles apart. Youngsters or oldies who feel they got the raw end of the deal are consoled by experienced staff and ice cream machines.

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