During the first year of the pandemic, women increased their “heavy drinking” days—days on which they had four or more drinks—by 41 percent, compared with 7 percent among men. One might dismiss the spike as attributable to the stresses of the pandemic, except that women’s high-risk drinking was increasing rapidly before then, too. Men born [...]

The peyote and San Pedro cacti both contain a compound called mescaline, which can cause hallucinogenic effects at high doses. Mescaline can lead to increased awareness, intuition, and focus at microdoses, along with a sense of “emotional can you mix tylenol and alcohol unburdening,” according to Giordano. The purpose of this comparison isn’t to discount [...]

Ideally, those in your support system drink little or no alcohol themselves and don’t rely on alcohol to have a good time. They can act as “accountability buddies,” helping you to keep on track with your desire to stop binge drinking. Make sure your support system includes someone you can call at any hour to [...]

Feeling bored is a natural part of life, but how you choose to cope with it can have a major impact on your well-being. There are healthy ways to deal with boredom and then there are the other options – the things we do to escape it entirely. But I PROMISE you, if you keep [...]