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Dear Abby advises a woman whose cousin drank a beer while driving and a grandmother who is estranged from her daughter.

President Biden's alcohol czar, Dr. George Koob, told the Daily Mail that the USDA could revise its alcohol recommendations to match Canada's guidelines.

The retreat from marriage is most prevalent among the working class, which also has the highest binge drinking rate.

Researchers investigated alcohol usage, psychological health status, and alcohol-associated concerns among university students.

An annual survey has revealed that past-year use of marijuana, hallucinogens and binge drinking by adults aged 35 to 50 reached an all-time high in 2022.

Last year, more middle-aged adults were binge drinking, using marijuana or consuming hallucinogens than ever before, according to a new report.

Past-year use of marijuana and hallucinogens by adults 35 to 50 years old continued a long-term upward trajectory to reach all-time highs in 2022, according to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study, an annual survey of substance use behaviors and attitudes of adults 19 to 60 years old.

Marijuana use and vaping reached record levels among young adults.

Drinkers who used the Smaart app reduced the average number of binge-drinking days by about three days every month, study found

Access to a smartphone alcohol intervention app helped university students to cut down their overall alcohol consumption and the number of days they drank heavily, suggests a study published in The BMJ today.