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On AlterNet: drinking

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "drinking"

Campus Hypocrisy: Marijuana Is Safer, But Students Are Pushed to More Dangerous Booze

Campus Hypocrisy: Marijuana Is Safer, But Students Are Pushed to More Dangerous Booze

Paul Armentano, Steve Fox, Mason Tvert, Chelsea Green Publishing. August 20, 2009.
The stats for death and injury tied to alcohol on campus are staggering, yet students are more harshly punished for pot -- which is far more benign.

Gasp! New Study Reveals Mothers Drink Sometimes, and Other Scandals

Gasp! New Study Reveals Mothers Drink Sometimes, and Other Scandals

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. June 23, 2009.
For all the focus on telling women to never ever drink or smoke because of the babies, there’s no similar admonishment made of men.

The Longest Hangover: 23 Years as an Alcoholic

The Longest Hangover: 23 Years as an Alcoholic

Tania Glyde, The Independent UK. February 12, 2008.
Getting plastered can only hide other problems for so long.

Does Early Alcohol Use Lead to Abuse?

Does Early Alcohol Use Lead to Abuse?

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. September 11, 2007.
Research shows that exposure to alcohol in middle school raises the risk of social problems later in life.

Anheuser-Busch and Spykes: A dangerous lure for kids?

Anheuser-Busch and Spykes: A dangerous lure for kids?

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. April 9, 2007.
Philip Barron: A-B's line of alcoholic mixers may cross the line between appealing to young adults and pandering to kids.

Drinking and Rape: The Rest of the Story

Drinking and Rape: The Rest of the Story

Jaclyn Friedman, Women's eNews. March 6, 2007.
Blasting women with warnings about getting drunk in public does little to help them and sidesteps men's responsibility for sexual assault.