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Drinking culture

In this file photo, an employee takes a sample from a storage cylinder of Turkey's popular alcoholic drink rakı at the Infotex Alkollu Icecekler plant in the town of Dinar, Turkey, Nov. 30, 2017.

Pandemic’s deadly side effect: Global rise in bootleg alcohol poisonings

Health & Medicine

With a tanking economy and public health woes, Turkey sees a major uptick in the ingestion of methyl alcohol, which can cause severe injury or death.

A man poses behind taps at the bar

UK lockdown could see beer flowing down the drain

COVID-19
a man in the ocean drinks straight whisky from the bottle

Counterfeit alcohol, sometimes containing jet fuel or embalming fluid, is a growing concern for tourists abroad

Health
A man passes a shelf of beers on sale in a supermarket in Helsinki.

Finland’s change in alcohol policy puts it out of step with other Nordic countries

Culture

London launches a program to curb boozy criminals — by making them wear ankle monitors

Justice
The World

Carrie Fisher on sobriety

Arts, Culture & Media

Actress and writer Carrie Fisher gives us a few choice insights on sobriety in the meantime.

Britain is sobering up with alcohol-free ‘dry bars’

Lifestyle & Belief

Britain is known for having a strong pub culture. But now there are alcohol-free bars opening up across the country, to serve up fun and fizz without the hangover.

Britain is sobering up with alcohol-free ‘dry bars’

Lifestyle & Belief

Britain is known for having a strong pub culture. But now there are alcohol-free bars opening up across the country, to serve up fun and fizz without the hangover.

Rural Irish leaders pushing to loosen country’s drunken driving laws, citing lost pub sales

Global Politics

Ireland has targeted drunken driving in recent years, tightening restrictions and beefing up penalties. But a group of pub operators say those tighter laws are cutting into their profits, and they’re seeking help from local government to create a system that authorizes drunken driving on rural roads.

Schools trying to get parents up-to-speed on social hosting laws

Health & Medicine

Under laws in about 28 states, parents who provide alcohol to their children in their own homes can be prosecuted. The new laws are putting in parents in prison and one high school in Massachusetts is trying to educate parents about the laws as a way to curtail the practice.