Where to take an alcohol-free, sober-curious trip
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night. A traveler had …
Alcoholism
Novo Nordisk to build North Carolina plant to add 1,000 jobs
CLAYTON, N.C. (AP) — Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, announced on Monday that it plans to add 1,000 jobs when another company manufacturing plant is built in …
James Gandolfini constantly threatened to quit ‘The Sopranos’
James Gandolfini went through dark times playing Tony Soprano. A new documentary about “The Sopranos,” titled “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 13 and …
Jon Cryer didn’t know Demi Moore was addicted to drugs when they dated
In the dark. Jon Cryer revealed that he didn’t know Demi Moore was addicted to drugs when they dated in the 1980s. “We dated for a short time while we …
Admitting I was an addict was hard. Then came the even harder part
This is a First Person column by Matthew Heneghan, who lives in Falkland, B.C. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. My name is Matthew …
Jennifer Garner will have to help if Ben Affleck falls off wagon again
Jen approves of the other Jen in Ben’s life. Amid buzz of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s marital problems, the “Fargo” actor’s ex wife, Jennifer Garner, is rooting for the …
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says
For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the …
Man Cleared On Drunk Driving Charges Because His Body Is A Rare Alcohol-Making Machine
Photo: Photography Aubrey Stoll (Getty Images) A Belgian man who was charged with drunk driving has been acquitted because he has auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition that causes carbohydrates to …
More women are drinking themselves sick. The Biden administration is concerned.
When Karla Adkins looked in the rearview mirror of her car one morning nearly 10 years ago, she noticed the whites of her eyes had turned yellow. She was 36 …
Colorado senators propose fee on alcohol companies to fund treatment
A bill set to be unveiled in the Colorado legislature would levy a new fee on businesses that produce alcoholic beverages, then direct tens of millions of dollars collected each …