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...Italian Bernardino Branca developed a cure-all he called Fernet - an 80-proof concoction containing myrrh (what's with all the myrrh?), rhubarb, chamomile, aloe, cardamom, peppermint oil and a number of other ingredients including a lot of grape-infused spirits and some opiates. Branca used the drink to treat a number of ailments, including hangovers and cholera. Fernet is still available (now opiate-free), although it's usually served as an after dinner drink...
...abstainers from their New Year's resolutions. You could also call it the "f___ it" effect, the idea that once you cheat, you've blown it, so you might as well binge. In traditional 12-step programs for addiction, that line of thinking is encapsulated in the slogan "A drink equals a drunk." But understanding and overcoming AVE, says Marlatt, is crucial to conquering a problem behavior or dependency in the long term. You have to know what to do when you fall off the wagon to learn how to stay on it. (See the top 10 food trends...
...about inviting him along to brothels in Barnwell, a village notorious for its sex trade: "He had not known me two days before he asked me to accompany him to Barnwell on an evening after Hall, just as quietly as a compatriot might have asked me to take a drink." The ease with which his peers exploited women reflected their view that "a shop girl, work-woman, domestic servant, and all females in similar positions, were expressly designed for the amusement of gentlemen, and generally serve that purpose...
Somewhere out there may be a martini with your name on it. That's not such a bad thing if you drink occasionally and know when enough is enough. But if you drink too much - particularly if you're inclined to get behind the wheel afterwards - a martini with your name on it can be like a bullet with your name on it. In that case, the best defense against downing a shot could turn out to be getting a shot; that, at least, is the thinking behind a new study of monthly injections to battle alcohol abuse...
...answer for those trying to kick the habit is naltrexone, a once-a-day prescription medication that works in the brain to curb the urge to drink and reduce the amount consumed if drinkers do give into the craving. But there's one difficulty with naltrexone: In order for the pill to work, you have to take it - essentially making a chemical commitment to sobriety every day. That's not so easy for people who deny they have a problem or who know they do but are nonetheless looking forward to the annual office bash. "Part of the traditional problem...