When I was growing up in Scotland, drinking was a rite of passage — and, as it did with me, typically started around age 13. During my teenage years, I associated alcohol with the good times: ...

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The middle-aged man held up his alcoholic drink and looked me in the eyes. I grabbed my glass of ice water and waited for the customary “Cheers!” It didn't happen. “I don’t trust a man who doesn’t ...

Zach Braff is opening up about his past struggles with binge drinking amid a battle with anxiety and depression. “I definitely have had binge drinking problems in my life,” Braff, 50, said while ...

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one-fifth of individuals who suffer from social anxiety also wrestle with problem drinking. At first glance, the two conditions may seem ...