Alcohol

Cheers to that!

Don't break the bank!

Move over chocolate, beer is the new advent calendar flavour.

Treat your tastebuds to good times only.

Mocktails for the win!

Because you don't have to be drunk to have a good time.

Whisky business.

Sometimes a glass of wine just won't cut it.

''I'd been a bad drunk from the age of probably fourteen.''

''Yeah, I don’t drink. People have different reasons for it, but for me, it’s certainly been beneficial.''

Have your wine and socials, nail your health goals and achieve balance!

One glass was never enough for me.

''Best decision I made for myself, my family and my mental health.''

Booze free, forever!

A comprehensive guide to the best food and drink in the area.

Treat yourself to a tipple a day in the leadup to Christmas.

Her driving privileges have been suspended.

Tinsel and tipples.

''I just became obsessed with the feeling.''

The festive season just got a whole lot jollier.

Thinking back to my behaviour sent a shudder down my spine...

Thinking about taking the plunge? Use this to motivate yourself.

5 reasons why mixing a baby with a hangover will make one nasty cocktail this New Years Eve!

Pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive? Experts say you shouldn't be drinking at all.

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The ironman says he was a boozing, womanising fame addict!

And it's marvellously British!

Goodbye, my lover…

Trouble in paradise?

The gossip guru has opened up about the shocking events that led him to quit drinking.

Funny lady Fiona O’Loughlin has battled wild beasts in the jungle and her own inner demons, and now the thoroughly besotted new grandmother is finally sober.

Friends worry the star has become a 'reckless teenager' following his dramatic axing from Today.

It's the sweetest sacrifice for his pregnant wife.

Here's why spiked energy drinks can be fatal.

This could change dusty Sunday mornings FOREVER.

The stars were restricted to just two drinks every hour and shots were forbidden.

Despite being one of Hollywood’s most loving, and most stable couples, Keith admits he “sucked” at relationships before Nicole – and his drinking was to blame.

We’re skeptical.

This is horrifying.

It’s our most popular legal drug, but alcohol is linked to a range of health concerns, even when drunk in small amounts. THIS is what experts want you to know in order to keep you well.

One guest claims she was filmed looking for a dealer while pregnant.

Feeling rough? So is the rest of Australia.

If your belly is always your number one body hang-up, here are some reasons why that may be. And how to fix it…

Oh dear.

There's no magic cure, sorry. But we can help ease the pain.

“My husband is an Irishman who battles alcoholism and depression and drank between jobs to try to cope with the sadness of this news.”

“I don't want to be that person. … I have to fix myself.”

The younger brother of one punch victim Thomas Kelly had been targeted for his public support of the controversial laws.

"There were only two possible outcomes – I would either end up a dead alcoholic or find the path to come out the other side," she confessed.

The golfing champ breaks his silence.

You like to unwind with a few drinks, but your life and career are on track. So there’s no way you could be an alcoholic… is there?

The talk show host is finally addressing his rumoured battle with the booze.

This changes EVERYTHING.

One in five Aussie kids being harmed as a result of someone’s drinking.

Cheapest VB ever.

He called 000 before fleeing the scene.

What happened when a mum told her five-year-old to pack a “frozen juice pouch” for school…

The star made the brave confession in an emotional Facebook post.

But who decides that the women are damsels in distress?

Finally, a scientific justification to our post party, deep fried needs.

A 25-year-old man has reportedly woken up in a morgue after he had a big drinking session and passed out.

The impact of such a dangerous concoction on adolescent minds will leave you shocked…

Aussie cricketing legend, Matthew Hayden, explains how taking a break from booze for the month of October can improve both your quality of life, and the life of Aussie kids.

After their break-up, the senator’s former flame, Natasha Chadwick, exposed Derryn for drinking despite swearing off alcohol after a liver transplant in 2011.

Never be left high and dry with your wine bottle again.

Getting hitched will have an impact on the amount you drink - and the results are surprising!

It's been 12 months since Cat Rodie gave up alcohol. Here's what she has learned about herself and her relationship with booze.

Would you buy booze for your underage teen?

The Aussie radio host and former party girl opens up about the tragic events that led to her sobriety.

Never fear, help is here!

“Wine o’clock was coming earlier and earlier. I would often drink a bottle of wine on a weekday night."

Three cheers for champagne.

She wasn’t the fairytale figure I had imagined, but she was still my mother.

How far would you go to preserve your blowout?

A man has died after spending almost 20 years in a coma - a result of being hit by a drunk driver. Now the driver has been offered forgiveness by his victim’s grieving mother, decades after the crash

She died at just 23 after drinking what she thought was gin. Now her parents are trying to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else.

From under-age consumption, to the 'drinking gender gap', a new study has found that our alcohol consumption is on the up.

We know him as the squeaky clean X Factor presenter, who rarely has a well-manicured lock out of place but Luke Jacobz has been slapped with a second drink driving charge.

How often does one glass turn into two, or two into four until you wake up next day with a blurry hangover.

Proving his days of sex tapes and drug busts are over, Rob Lowe is celebrating 25 years of sobriety today.

According to a new study published in the European Heart Journal, a daily alcoholic drink could lower the risk of heart failure in men and women. The social drinker is doing more good for their heart than heavy drinkers and teetotallers. So, well, cheers to that. The research, conducted by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in […]

Conservationists are angry after an Icelandic micro-brewery announced its new beer will be made from smoked whale testicles.

Hangover symptoms are a product of dehydration, hypoglycemia, and the poisonous side effects from toxins in our drinks (sounds great, right?) so is there any instant cure for a hangover? Sadly, not says Ruth C. Engs, RN, EdD, a professor at Indiana University who has done extensive research on the effects of drinking. “There are […]

A national survey has revealed that some Australians believe women who are raped bear some responsibility if they're intoxicated.

Fashion designer Jodhi Meares was not present at her court appearance this morning after she was charged with drink driving in June.

Would you serve a pregnant woman alcohol? If not, you’d be acting illegally and could be sued, as Triana O’Keefe discovered recently. Working in a bar I am often confronted with situations of which I’m going to describe as less than ideal. To be honest the job description should have read ‘Local bar seeks tender […]

In his first "clean interview", troubled actor Matthew Newton has opened up about his violent past, and admitted he was completely at fault for assaults on his former girlfriends.

The Queensland police union has sparked controversy by requesting tougher laws that could see pregnant women forced into institutions if they drink alcohol or take drugs. The union wants the power to lock up “risk-taking” mums-to-be to protect their unborn babies. Union president Ian Leavers has argued for the law change in a submission to […]

Women who want to become mothers but can’t are twice as likely to become alcoholics, a new study has found. Danish researchers found that women who tried to become mothers but failed were at greater risk of being hospitalised for alcohol abuse than those with children. Women who remained childless due to infertility were also […]

The silly season is well and truly over, but many of us are struggling to reduce our holiday alcohol consumption. Enter Febfast, which is challenging Australians to give up booze for the month of February to raise money for young people struggling with substance abuse problems. Related: Support Helen’s Febfast campaign The Weekly’s editor-in-chief Helen […]

Ravaged by years of alcoholism, Gale Lamont was at rock bottom when she started a very special choir that ended up saving her life. Three years ago, Gale Lamont spent Christmas alone in a darkened room, surrounded by empty bottles and overflowing ashtrays. Her 50th birthday was just a month away. She had been trying […]

Drinking to excess may be socially acceptable, but women are feeling the ill effects. Professor Kerryn Phelps says its high time we changed our habits. It’s as Australian as kangaroos and a day at the footy to “like a drink”. The problem is, too many Australian women like alcohol way too much — to the […]

Parents have been warned of the dangers of social networking for years but now there is yet another reason to keep you kids offline — a new study has found that teenagers who use sites like Facebook and Twitter are more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs than those who abstain. Researchers from the National […]

Troubled actor Matthew Newton has credited rehab with saving his life. The 34-year-old star checked into the moods unit at Sydney’s Northside West mental health clinic in April after a court ordered him to seek psychiatric care or face criminal action after breaching his Apprehended Violence Order (AVO). Newton spoke to 104.1FM’s Kyle and Jackie […]

Every day around Australia, thousands of people are bravely battling addiction. This cruel human affliction is not just reserved for ‘hard-core’ drug or alcohol abusers. The reality is that any of us can potentially become addicted to anything. “There are many and varied reasons why someone develops an addiction, and it’s a very complex issue,” […]

Patrick Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi, has opened up in a heartfelt interview about how she is coping with the death her husband and the details of his drinking problem, saying he was a “different man” when he was drunk. Swayze had a long battle with pancreatic cancer and died in September 2009, aged 57. His […]

If you are rather partial to a glass of wine more than once in a while then you can console yourself with the thought that this is probably down to the fact that you are a clever person. That’s the conclusion of major new study which has found that university-educated women drink more than those […]

In case you weren’t confused enough about the benefits and consequences of drinking wine, a professor in Britain says that women risk developing liver disease or becoming alcohol-dependant because they are unaware of the impact of regular drinking. Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians in London told Britain’s Telegraph.co.uk that the […]

According to a study from Chicago’s Loyola University, reported in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, moderate drinkers — defined as women who drank one alcoholic beverage a day and men who drank one or two — have less memory loss than teetotallers. Although long-term alcohol abuse can certainly harm the brain, moderate drinking […]

The evidence in favour of drinking moderate amounts of red wine just keeps stacking up: it’s an antioxidant, an anti-inflammatory, and it helps keep heart disease at bay. Now, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, it seems red wine can also reduce your risk of lung cancer. Researchers from […]