Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. The tide has largely turned against alcohol. Drinking, at least in moderation, was once seen as a harmless—or even ...

Researchers came to Dr. Chris Knowles’ school in England when he was 18 years old to run an experiment. They wanted to see which novice drinkers responded the most to alcohol and who would later go on ...

“Most of the harm that comes from alcohol,” said one researcher, is “due mostly or mainly to drinking with their buddies.” By Roni Caryn Rabin The psychologist first became intrigued by the phenomenon ...

On January 3, 2025, the Surgeon General’s report delivered a sobering reality: alcohol is linked to an estimated 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer-related deaths annually in the U.S. Alcohol use ...

For decades, Americans got the message that drinking in moderation might be good for us. While it was clear that heavy or binge drinking carried health risks, the conventional wisdom held that there ...

The holidays are here, as are the parties, happy hours and other get-togethers that often offer abundant mixed drinks, beer and wine. We all know that too much alcohol is bad for us, but how much is ...