Tag: Culture

  • Romancing the Parasite – Alcohol Kills

    Romancing the Parasite – Alcohol Kills

    Alcohol-related deaths have doubled in the past 20 years. That statistic should be shocking to people. Why has alcohol become such a deadly force in the 21st century? Alcohol Use Disorder kills 1 out of every 10 adults age 20 to 64, making alcoholism more deadly than automobile crashes, opioid abuse, and gun violence combined.…

  • The Disney-fication of Drunk Mom’s

    The Disney-fication of Drunk Mom’s

    This past week, from the bully pulpit of social media, the Today Show and Fox News helped this image of American moms welcoming the new school year, XL wine glasses joyfully raised in a toast to “me-time” go viral. It has become the feel-good image of the new school year. If you read the Today…

  • Breaking Down the Myths: What can Alcohol REALLY do for You?

    Breaking Down the Myths: What can Alcohol REALLY do for You?

    It’s a great idea to take a closer look at some of the cultural and marketing brainwashing about alcohol we’ve been swimming in our entire lives. Things like, “I need a drink to …relax, comfort myself, celebrate, dull the pain, feel less anxious, loosen up socially, enjoy life, be able to stand my family/spouse/children, numb…

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