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Drinking three glasses of red wine a week does not increase my blood pressure nearly as much as constantly being told that drinking three glasses will raise my blood pressure [...]

Byline: By, Gary Stewart I've been drinking beer in Ormskirk for 30 years now -one of my earliest pub memories was seeing Eric Cantona do his Kung Fu flying kick [...]

Byline: By, Neil Shaw A Gloucestershire mum who began her battle with the bottle at just 14 found herself necking a bottle of wine every night until a heart-wrenching observation [...]

Byline: Martin Robinson M OTHER, father ...if you read this, please know that I am so sorry. I have let you down and you will never be able to look [...]

Byline: Richard Madeley Dear Richard, I've recently heard through mutual friends that a very old friend has stopped drinking. I think it's a good call. I don't know that he [...]

Byline: By, Paige Oldfield & Rom Preston-Ellis Louise Westhead would watch the clock, waiting for it to hit 6pm so she could start drinking. 'It's fine,' she'd tell herself, 'I [...]

Byline: Dave Wilson At my worst, I was drinking a bottle of vodka every day. I weighed over 20 stone, my blood pressure was life-threatening, my cholesterol was hitting 8.6 [...]

Byline: Annabel Fenwick-Elliott I've said it before and I'll say it again. My name is Annabel and I'm a holi-alcoholic. I used to drink far too much on a day-to-day [...]

In July 2020, at the age of 48, I was three stone overweight. I had a swollen, puffy face that was flushed red and covered in spider veins. I sweated [...]

Q: How do I strike a balance when talking to my 15-year-old daughter about her casual/social alcohol and marijuana use between keeping the lines of communication open while letting her [...]

Byline: Meghan Leahy Q: How do I strike a balance when talking to my 15-year-old daughter about her casual/social alcohol and marijuana use between keeping the lines of communication open [...]

It all started with a small bottle of Babycham, aged 14. A few sips of that and I vowed I would be teetotal for the rest of my life. Yet [...]

Byline: David Wilson 'At my worst, I was drinking a bottle of vodka every day. I was over 20 stone in weight, my blood pressure was life-threatening, my cholesterol was [...]

Byline: By, Coleen Nolan Dear Coleen Last month, out of the blue, my long-term partner said that he doesn't know what he wants any more and then went out drinking [...]

Byline: Annalisa Barbieri I've just come back from a trip with my sister, who is pregnant with her first child. During our time away (we were in a larger group), [...]

Byline: By, Susan Newton & Nisha Mal A mum who first started drinking aged just 12 has opened up about the impact addiction has had on her life. Zosia Rembowski [...]

Using a guidebook published more than 20 years ago, a writer searches out the bars and restaurants that express the city's traditional eating and drinking culture. Upon landing in Tokyo [...]

Byline: Judith Martin; Nicholas Martin; Jacobina Martin Dear Miss Manners: With work-related social events happening again in person, I will likely face unwanted attention over my beverage selection. I very [...]

Byline: By, Beth Ure St Patrick's Day is just around the corner, which usually means green outfits, bad Irish accents, and as many pints of Guinness as possible. St Patrick's [...]

I hadn't been to a gay bar in ages. Between Covid and addictive ''dating'' apps for cruising inappropriately unavailable men, it seemed an almost quaint idea. But on the evening [...]

Byline: Henny Vere Nicoll It wasn't the worst hangover I have ever had. In fact, as hangovers go, it wasn't even that special. Just a few of the regular symptoms: [...]

I have never been drunk in the 55 years I've been on this earth. Really. Friends are surprised when I tell them this little factoid - because drinking alcohol is [...]

Byline: Emma Gannon Like many millennials who grew up in a smallish town, my relationship with alcohol came barrelling into my life hard and fast. Teens getting their stomach pumped [...]

Byline: Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, The Midults Dear A&E, I have been on and off the wagon for about a year. I struggle to get off it completely and [...]

Byline: By, Martha McHardy There's nothing better after a long week of work than a crisp, cold glass of vino. As a seasoned enjoyer of alcoholic beverages, I got to [...]

Byline: Greg Wood The reigning champion jockey, Oisin Murphy, who is serving a 14-month suspension from the saddle, has said he experienced alcohol-related blackouts during a period of heavy drinking [...]

There is a situation I find myself in a lot. We are on a night out, whether it's a bar, pub, club or house party. The exact setting, in fact, [...]

I am a feminist -- and a Muslim woman. I have always been outspoken about my feminist beliefs, and in my later adult years have tried to live an authentic [...]

Byline: By, Jessica Taylor & Rosaleen Fenton A woman who battled alcoholism as a teen has revealed her addiction put her in hospital 15 times before she gave it up [...]

Byline: By, Emma Magnus 'I've just had enough of this,' said Michaela Weaver's husband Jeff. 'You're halfway down a bottle of wine -I never see you when you're completely clear-headed. [...]

Byline: Ed Kressy As a student at Oakmont Regional High School in Massachusetts, I drank a lot. So much that I skipped not only my prom, but my entire senior [...]

Byline: By, Jack Bagley In today's society, a stereotypical eighteen-year-old would be clubbing and raving to the latest tunes until the early hours with a bottle of beer in hand. [...]