The Cut - What a Time to Be Sober

Quarantine has caused many of us to reconsider and reassess our lives in so many ways. To name one: our relationship with alcohol. It seems the pandemic narrative has us thinking we must go to one of two extremes, either a greater (more acceptable?) dependence on the substance just to make it through or straight sobriety. On this week’s episode of The Cut, Avery Trufelman dissects the nuances of drinking versus not, both during quarantine and the rest of the time.

Avery first sits down with writer Emily McCombs to hear how someone with a history of substance abuse has handled these past few months.

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