When I wanted to cut down on drinking in 2023, I never thought I could go fully sober. I opted to try Damp January instead of Dry January, wanting to give myself the option of imbibing if I wanted to.

It can take a lot of rules to be a successful member of the growing ranks of the part-time sober. No wine after 8 p.m. No drinking during the workweek. No hard liquor. Only hard liquor.

I don’t like to have sex with her when I’m sober and she’s drunk. It’s not good and feels wrong. When I voiced that maybe we could try having sex when both sober, she became defensive ...

By Catherine Pearson The first time Steve Bennet-Martin was sober while having sex with his husband, the couple had already been together for eight years. “It’s not that every time I was ...

In the middle of Dry January, many people are trying to keep the festive cheer alive, all while staying sober. No- and low-alcoholic beverages are increasingly popular and the industry's biggest ...

DEAR ERIC: I am a recovering alcoholic who has thankfully been sober for more than three years now. I’ve had to go through many consequences for my actions through that turbulent period of my ...

We’ve all heard about Sober October or Dry January, a finite period of time when people voluntarily stop drinking alcohol as a way to give their body a “break” or “reset.” Abstaining ...

Doing Dry January? Or just reassessing your relationship with alcohol? You may be sober curious. It doesn't necessarily mean giving up booze altogether or signing up to sobriety indefinitely.

Dry January doesn’t have to be so dry. It can be a month full of flavor and fresh new habits that can help you stay somewhat sober even throughout the year. Whether you’re detoxing after a ...

Prohibition in the United States, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The movement was fueled by moral and religious objections ...

I write about cannabis and psychedelics culture and business. Each person has different reasons for going Cali Sober or taking January off from drinking. I saw alcoholism in my family at an early ...