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Generation clean: Why many young adults choose to stay sober

Younger people are drinking less – or not at all – despite booze getting cheaper, and it's pitting health experts and the alcohol industry against each other

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Health

The campaign against alcohol abuse deserves two cheers

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Health

Good hydrations: Is there a safe level of alcohol?

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Technology

Electronic tongue taste-tests wines so you don't have to

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Could sex hormones help addicted women stop taking opioids?

Health

Could sex hormones help addicted women stop taking opioids?

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Health

Doing exercise may counteract some of alcohol’s deadly effects

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Health

Speedy cannabis spit test could spot people driving while high

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Health

Alcohol linked to at least seven cancers – not just liver cancer

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Life

Boozy primates seek out nectar with the highest alcohol content

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Humans

How the size and shape of your glass affects how much you drink

You drink more slowly from a straight glass than a curved one, but more quickly from a large glass than a small one – effects your local pub might by exploiting

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Humans

5000-year-old beer-brewing kit found in China

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Life

Synthetic wine made without grapes claims to mimic fine vintages

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Health

DEA mellowing out on cannabis would make medical research easier

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Feedback: Poppers burn a hole in the UK's blanket drugs ban

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