Posts by Nate Anderson

Lou Remillard was driving home from his restaurant in Las Vegas on Monday when he said the memories of past Super Bowls came flooding back. Especially memories of gambling. “One of my favorite days,” he said. On Sunday, the Super Bowl will be played in Las Vegas for the first time. When the Kansas City…

Many around the globe are ringing in the new year determined to make the first month of 2024 an entirely sober one. During the so-called “Dry January” of last year, 41% of surveyed US adults — perhaps not Giants or Jets fans who have every valid excuse imaginable to hit the bottle — planned to…

Sober Christmas is more fun. I’ve got back some of the magical vibes I was never an alcoholic before I went sober two and a half years ago. Rather, I was a classic British drinker, and never more so than at Christmas, when, just like little Aled Jones, I was walking in the air or,…

The Thanksgiving table can make for the best of conversations — and the worst of conversations.   In general, good things happen when we gather together for meals. For instance, research shows that when children eat with their parents, they consume more vegetables, have higher self-esteem, lower risk for substance use and better reading scores,…

A fall check-up can help you prepare for – and potentially prevent – winter seasonal affective disorder Fall is the best time for those who suffer from winter seasonal affective disorder (SAD) to check in and prepare. Susceptible people — an estimated 5 percent of Americans — already are feeling the effects of winter SAD,…

Courtney took her first marijuana puffs at 17. Two decades later, she was raising a toddler son and hiding her dependence from most family members. She would light her pipe more than a dozen times a day, sneaking to the garage of her Missouri home while her son napped. She still loves the earthy smell.…

Imagine if during a deadly public health crisis, 80% of Americans weren’t able to get safe, effective medications proven to help people recover. A study published Monday in the JAMA found that’s exactly what’s happening with the opioid crisis. Nationwide, only one in five people with opioid use disorder receive the medications considered the gold…

Study says quarter of smokers had quit after three months and 13% cut consumption by more than half Smokers who get help picking the flavour of e-cigarette they will use and receive supportive text messages are much more likely to quit, research has found. The study, led by London South Bank University (LSBU), explored in…

The 17 signs you’re a functioning alcoholic revealed AS the evenings get lighter, and weather warmer, there is always a temptation to unwind with a tipple in the garden. Summer favourites, like holidays, festivals and BBQ parties all bring with them ample time to socialise with a drink in the suwn. With all this extra exposure to booze, it…