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Tag: alcohol

Posted inHomestead

Before Hollywood discovered the ‘Cocaine Bear,’ northern Maine had the OUI goat

Avatar photo by Julia Bayly February 24, 2023February 25, 2023

In 1986, a religious fraternal ceremony, alcohol and a goat combined for one of Fort Kent’s most memorable arrests.

"The prevalence of Dry January glosses over deeper conversations we should have about the role of alcohol consumption in our society."
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Dear Dry January, we need to talk

Avatar photo by Tribune Content Agency January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
Posted inHancock

A 1992 vote in Orland to allow drinking in bars on Sunday wasn’t valid

Avatar photo by Ethan Genter December 9, 2021December 9, 2021
Posted inNation

If you drank alcohol to cope with pandemic stress, you weren’t alone, study finds

Avatar photo by Tribune Content Agency August 18, 2021August 18, 2021
Posted inMaine Focus

What this Maine doctor has learned about addiction’s hidden challenges after 40 years in medicine

Avatar photo by Erin Rhoda October 8, 2020October 8, 2020
Posted inFree, News, World

Why the WHO says you should avoid alcohol during pandemic

Avatar photo by Tribune Content Agency April 20, 2020June 16, 2020
Posted inNews, State

More Mainers are looking for alternatives to hitting the bar

Avatar photo by Maine Public February 1, 2020February 2, 2020
Posted inHealth, Wires

Teens more susceptible to effects of binge drinking

by The Washington Post September 27, 2018
Posted inHealth, Nation, News, Wires

NIH cancels $100 million study of moderate drinking as irrevocably compromised

by The Washington Post June 16, 2018
Posted inMaine Focus, News, State

The 18 lost years of a Maine man imprisoned with addiction

Avatar photo by Erin Rhoda July 26, 2017July 26, 2017
Posted inNews, Politics, State

Government shutdown won’t stall liquor sales this time

by Kassadi Moore June 30, 2017July 3, 2017
Posted inHealth, Maine Focus, News, State

5 ways I see drug prevention working

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor October 6, 2016
Posted inBangor, Opinion Contributor, State

Even with an addiction and the death of my husband, why I have hope

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor October 28, 2015November 2, 2015
Posted inThe Point

This calculator reveals the hidden cost of your drinking habit

by Dan MacLeod October 19, 2015October 19, 2015

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