The omnipresence of alcohol at holiday gatherings and the social ease that a little buzz provides make it hard to limit ourselves. Dennis Donovan, director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute
at the University of Washington, says that alcohol is a major issue
around the holidays for both social drinkers and those recovering from
alcoholism. He’s spent more than three decades treating people with
alcohol and other addictions. In an article by Molly McElroy published in UW Today, he offers advice for how to drink moderately -- so perhaps we can strive to be home, but not hammered, for the holidays. Read more in UW Today . . .