Media archive of the CBC News coverage of the special series on alcohol, High Spirits.

Sunday, Oct. 19:

RADIO: World Report: Who drinks in Canada and why? Vik Adhopia finds that some regions drink more than others.

RADIO: The World This Weekend: Brooks Decillia on how deregulation of the sale of alcohol has worked in Alberta. Is there anything that other parts of the country can learn?

Monday, Oct. 20:

RADIO: World Report: Mark Quinn has the latest research about the health benefits and risks of regularly drinking alcohol.

RADIO: World at Six: Christopher Grosskurth on the social costs beyond health to a society where drinking alcohol is an accepted part of life.

Tuesday, Oct. 21:

RADIO: World Report: Karen Pauls reports on the love/hate relationship between students and alcohol.

RADIO: World at Six: Is our society designed to produce problem drinkers? Karen Pauls investigates the messages young people are given about alcohol.

TELEVISION: The National: Is alcohol beneficial or harmful to the human body? Kelly Crowe assesses the conflicting scientific studies that show a wide range of conclusions. Some studies, for example, suggest alcohol might protect against lung cancer, that it might be a factor in breast cancer, and that it could be worse for women than men.

Joan Leishman looks at the growing trend of young Canadian women who are binge drinking. They have a new cocktail favourite. It's a mix of alcohol and caffeine-laden energy drinks, a combo that's putting women at a greater risk of physical and sexual harm.

Tom Murphy reports that where you live may predetermine your drinking habits.

Wednesday, Oct. 22:

RADIO: World Report: What happens to parents who lose children to drunk driving? Some fight back and try to change the law.

Thursday, Oct. 23:

RADIO: World Report: What is the government interest in permitting only one inebriant? Greg Rasmussen reports on the challenge posed by a society where marijuana use is common and largely accepted.

RADIO: World at Six: Teddy Katz reports on Canada's relationship with alcohol as seen through the eyes of newcomers — some of whom come from more permissive societies, others from more restrictive places.

Friday, Oct. 24:

RADIO: World Report: Mardy Derby reports that, although provincial health plans often pay for alcohol rehabilitation, there is very little public information available to the consumer about facilities and their methods and success rates.