If you listed out all the roles alcohol has played for you over the years, it would probably be a longer list than you’d like to admit. It has been a way to mark the end of the workday, a background to dinners, a social lubricant, a reward after something hard, a way to make certain rooms feel less awkward, a way to make certain feelings less sharp. Whe…
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