Health5 min read
Why Hangovers Get Worse With Age
Why the same drinks seem to hit harder in your 30s and 40s, the reasons usually given, and the catch: large surveys find older drinkers report fewer hangovers.
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Articles
Short reads for anyone who drinks more than they mean to. Why you wake at 4am, what a month off does to your liver, and how to turn down the next round.
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Benefits3 min read
What Happens When You Stop Drinking for 30 Days
Liver fat, blood pressure, sleep, skin and mood: what studies of month-long alcohol breaks measured, and when the changes show up.
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Strategies4 min read
Cut Back or Quit Drinking: How to Build Your Plan
How to choose between cutting back and stopping, set rules you'll still keep on a Friday night, and adjust as you go.
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Strategies4 min read
How to Ride Out an Alcohol Craving
The urge to drink peaks and fades within minutes. How urge surfing works, and how to wait one out.
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Health4 min read
Hangxiety: Why You Feel Anxious After Drinking
Why you wake at 4am with a racing heart and a head full of worry after a night of drinking, and what helps.
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Understanding Alcohol3 min read
Gray-Area Drinking: Somewhere Between Fine and a Problem
You don't need a dramatic story for drinking to be worth changing. What gray-area drinking looks like, and why most drinkers live there.
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Strategies4 min read
Medications That Help You Drink Less
Naltrexone, nalmefene, acamprosate and disulfiram: what each one does, who it suits, and how to ask your doctor about them.
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Triggers3 min read
After a Drinking Slip: Recover Without the Spiral
Drank when you meant not to? How to reset the next morning and keep the progress you've built.
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Triggers3 min read
How to Say No to a Drink Without a Speech
Short lines that shut down drink-pushing politely, and why less explanation works better than a long excuse.
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Strategies4 min read
When to See a Doctor About Your Drinking
Medication, withdrawal safety and the signs it is time to talk to a doctor, plus what to say when you do.
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Health3 min read
What One Night of Drinking Does to Your Body
Sleep, blood sugar, mood and immune response. The 24-hour cost of a night out, hour by hour.
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Health4 min read
Alcohol, Your Liver, Heart and Cancer Risk
What the research shows about long-term drinking and your liver, heart and cancer risk, and how much of that risk falls when you stop.
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