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Liquor Advertising Floods Television After Decades-Long Dry Spell

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.24.2012

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Already a fast-track brand, Skinnygirl Cocktails turned to an old ad platform for a pick-me-up. The company, founded by reality show star Bethenny ...

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Rasmussen: 56% of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization; 58% if it's in Pharmacies

Russ Belville | Posted 05.23.2012

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The latest public opinion poll to ask Americans about legalizing marijuana like alcohol and tobacco shows 56% agree with the idea, according to Rasmussen Reports. The support for marijuana legalization rises if it is to be sold only in pharmacies.

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Moms' Club: The New Happy Hour?

Laura Rossi Totten | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Make Mine a Double, Playdates, Tlc, Alcohol, Sex and the City, Gina-Barreca, Book Clubs, Parenting, Drinking, What Not to Wear, Parents-Moms, Parents News

Why is it that as soon as we become mothers, we are expected to leave our cosmos at the bar and settle for reruns of Sex and the City?

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TEXT TROUBLE: Two Women Message State Trooper To Buy Illegal Alcohol

AP | Posted 05.18.2012

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Two women face possible charges after authorities say a text message seeking the illegal purchase of alcohol was errantly sent to...

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10 Annoying Ways To Behave In A Bar

Zagat | Posted 05.17.2012

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We've chatted with some of our bartender friends and rounded up ten obnoxious behaviors that come out at drinkin' time.

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40% Of College Students Are Alcoholics, According To New Guidelines

time.com | Posted 05.14.2012

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Are you or have you ever been a college binge drinker? Welcome to alcoholism, a diagnosis your college self could qualify for under the changes propos...

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The Manhattan Cocktail Classic 2012: A Hedonistic Night Out At The New York Public Library

Gastronomista | Posted 05.14.2012

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The kick-off Gala is a Celebration of Hedonism -- mountains of freshly shucked oysters, surrealist displays of charcuterie and tiki-skewers, live bands, dancers, and most importantly, 30,000 hand-crafted cocktails.

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What Is Your 'Relationship' With Alcohol?

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 05.14.2012

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Just as our interpersonal relationships can differ in terms of intensity, so can our "relationship" with drinking. Moreover, these differences aren't separated by sharp lines; rather, they tend to blend into one another.

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Binge-Drinking Reaches Crisis Levels

AP | SYLVIA HUI | Posted 05.14.2012

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LONDON -- The girls slumped in wheelchairs look barely conscious, their blond heads lolling above the plastic vomit bags tied like bibs around their n...

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Marijuana Legalization Camp Targets Moms

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.11.2012

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol on Friday launched a Mother's Day-themed TV ad in support of Amendment 64, a statewide ballot initiati...

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Scientists May Recreate Beer From 1840s Shipwreck

Reuters | Posted 05.10.2012

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Want a 170-year-old beer? Finnish researchers say they may be able to recreate beer from the 1840s after finding l...

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Are The Pleasures of Drinking All In Your Head?

Leah Odze Epstein | Posted 05.10.2012

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Is it the wine that's making me feel good, or is it the positive associations I have with the ritual of drinking?

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Can Drinking Make Men Smarter?

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Creativity, Creative Writing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drinking Smarter, Drinking Creativity, Alcohol Creativity, Alcohol Smarter, Addiction and Recovery, Healthy Living News

I pity the man who is struggling with writing (or any other creative activity) who concludes that drinking is the pathway to creative success and who seeks a solution through drinking.

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LOOK: 20 Dumbest Alleged Drunks

Dumb As A Blog | Posted 05.04.2012

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Maybe prohibition wasn't such a bad idea after all. Thanks to alcohol (and some poor decision-making), a 29-year-old Florida man thought it was per...

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Summertime Cinco De Mayo Cocktail: Tequila Sunset

Small Kitchen College | Posted 05.04.2012

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What better to celebrate the approaching season (and Cinco de Mayo!) with a margarita-esque cocktail? You've got your salty and sweet and that amazingly fresh citrus.

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Margarita Do's and Dont's

Michelle Poveda | Posted 05.06.2012

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One of the most popular cocktails in the US, the margarita can be savored, sipped, and enjoyed in a multitude of ways. But what's the right way? Frozen? On the rocks? With salt? Without?

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Tips Every Home Bartender Should Know

The Daily Meal | Posted 04.30.2012

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Spending even just a couple of minutes watching the bartending wizards behind today's best cocktail dens is enough to make any aspiring home bartender feel a little inadequate.

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Her Story: I Got Alcohol Poisoning From Drinking Too Much

Her Campus | Posted 04.30.2012

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Drinking wasn't new to me; drinking to get drunk wasn't either. But at college, I no longer had to worry about being sober by the time I got home to my parents. There was nothing holding me back and I ran with that freedom.

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Hand Sanitizer And Household Substance Abuse: What Parents Should Know

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.30.2012

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From hand sanitizer and mouthwash cocktails to household inhalants and bath salts, there has been plenty of media coverage surrounding teenage abuse o...

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The Worst Liquor Flavors Of All Time

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.29.2012

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What's the weirdest tasting liquor you've ever downed? Companies across the board are trying out ever-wackier flavors these days, with inspiration run...

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Welshmen Steal Penguin From Australian Theme Park... Who Let Welshmen Into Australia?

Tony Phillips | Posted 04.23.2012

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Who'd have thought I wouldn't, on a bender, somehow come home with a flamingo or a fur seal or at least a meerkat or something. As it is, it never happened, dang it. I'll have to live with that unfilled void. Not so for three Welshmen who went on holiday to Australia.

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I'm With Stupid: Making Yourself More Smarter the Alcoholic Way

Todd Hartley | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Congress, Bowling, Intelligence, Problem Solving, Beer, Alcohol, University of Illinois, Science, Men, Drinking, Comedy News

I, for one, always felt smarter when I was drinking. I felt fatter, sweatier and smellier, as well, but that's not really the point. I wasn't drinking to make myself more attractive. I was drinking to make the rest of you more attractive.

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Scott Brown Insists He Won't Drink Until Election Day

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 04.21.2012

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As he fights his way through a tough Senate re-election campaign, Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is making a lifestyle change. In a Friday interview o...

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Olive Garden Serves Alcohol To 10-Year-Old Child

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.20.2012

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Oh, no. Not this again: In today's kids-drinking-alcohol-in-restaurants news, an Indianapolis Olive Garden allegedly served a rum cocktail to a 10-yea...

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8 Food Frauds To Look Out For At The Grocery Store

SmartMoney | Kelli B. Grant | Posted 04.20.2012

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This article originally appeared on SmartMoney.com Most consumers know to ignore emails alerting them to foreign lottery winnings and to steer clea...

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