moderation
Drinking for Health Is a Zero-Sum Game
Claims that moderate drinking boosts your health may be misleading, say doctors. MORE
When Friends Relapse
It’s not easy to watch the people you’ve been sober with decide to leave. But I’ve learned to not make it any harder on myself. MORE
Half of Counselors Don't Always Advise Abstinence
The last 20 years has seen a dramatic rise in addiction counselors willing to consider moderation as their clients' ultimate goal. MORE
Study of Studies: Moderate Drinking Beats Dementia
Exhaustive new research concludes that for unknown reasons, a little alcohol lowers the risk of dementia—but please don't go crazy, say scientists. MORE
The Argument Against Abstinence
By Tony O'Neill
AA's total-abstinence policy works for many addicts. But it didn't work for me. After a decade of heroin hell it took a newborn baby and a few tabs of ecstasy to finally set me free. MORE









