alcohol

It seems that you don’t have to be a frat boy to drink like one. A shocking study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 6 Americans are binge drinkers. That means they are imbibing between five to eight drinks at a time on a weekly basis.

One Walgreens store in Chicago will start offering sushi, wine, juice bars, a barista, self serve frozen yogurt and more. The new upscale store will also feature a manicure/pedicure station and a cosmetics department.

White Castle is trying to attract more customers by potentially offering beer and wine at their stores, according to Fox News. They are going to test it at one of their Indiana stores, after customers suggested beverages would go really well with sliders...

Some Starbucks stores will soon start serving beer and wine at select locations. The chain is trying to increase night traffic and hopes the beverages will help. They're even going to sell cured meats to pair with the alcohol. Starbucks has also experimented with poetry and other live entertainment events at some of their Chicago locations...

Authorities are warning parents about the dangers of a practice that is catching on with teens - soaking tampons in vodka, and putting them...there. And it's not just teenage girls. As you'll see in this report from KPHO in Phoenix, boys are using a slight variation of this method to get an instant buzz.

Frightening new data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals that in 2009, more than 14,000 people visited hospital emergency room for intentional drug poisoning. Peter J. Delany, PhD, the director of SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality in Rockville, Maryland defines intentional poisoning as an attempt “to harm someone by deliber

In a new study published Thursday, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Dartmouth University found that American teens who listen to music hear about 34 name-brand references to alcohol every day — something that could contribute to teen substance abuse.

"...Stay away from the crack, unless you can manage it socially..."  One of the 'inspiring' quotes from Charlie Sheen in these impromptu call-in segments from the Dan Patrick Show.  Read more to hear the interview.

More drama for Charlie Sheen, he was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance this morning.  Neighbors reported to TMZ that a party at Sheen's home last night went well into the night.

A new study found that four in every twelve fans leave a major sporting event loaded.  I know, real shocker right?  It's the four in twelve number that shocks me, and the fact that it's not just at major sporting events.

Chuck E. Cheese's--the place "where a kid can be a kid"--has become the place for adult bad behavior.