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Time for a toast to drinking? Do we drink too much in the U.S.?

This study is being presented as a warning about the hidden dangers of alcohol. So is it bad that when I saw it, my first thought was, "Nice! Advice on how to get drunk faster!"

I've never wanted to dress up like Santa.  I think spending the day with kids crawling up on my lap would be stressful, and of course delivering all those presents all around the world in just one night might be enough to make Santa take a drink or two to relax. Sometimes maybe more than a drink or two! But these pictures prove that Santa can really be a party animal when he wants to be. See the p

The use of alcohol has stretched the girth of many men all around the world, but a new study suggests that for women, a little extra booze might be beneficial. Pour yourself a cold one ladies, cause here comes the science!

With the NCAA March Madness tournie and St. Patty's Day right around the corner -- take warning when heading out to your favorite watering hole. Starting March 13th through April 3rd, 160 police agencies throughout Michigan will be cracking down on drunk driving.

How drunk do you have to be not to notice your car is on fire, while you're actually in it? A guy in Grand Rapids was so drunk that he fell asleep in his car but didn't notice it was on fire. Cops pulled him out of the car and the guy still didn't realize what was going on, even as cops tried to tell him his car was on fire. Watch what happens after the jump.

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

I've been known to thrown back a beer or two, but not before using heavy machinery to build engines for cars.  Chrysler workers at the Trenton Engine plant were caught on tape by Fox 2's Rob Wolchek . The workers would stop at a party store, then head to a park operated by, believe it or not, the U.A.W. to drink beer and smoke pot.  Check out the story after the jump.

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.