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    Column: Staying sober this Christmas, or have a loved one who is? 12 tips to follow

    by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Dec 19, 2023 4 minutes
    (Alina Yudina/Dreamstime/TNS)

    It's that most wonderful time of the year, when tips on how to control your holiday drinking — people consume more alcohol between Thanksgiving and New Year's than any other time of year — compete with lists of festive cocktails and boozy treats. Something for everyone!

    I begrudge no one their holiday libations or liquor-drenched desserts. (After more than 20 years of sobriety, the only thing I truly miss from my drinking days are bourbon balls.) But for those of us who no longer consume alcohol, the holidays can be a bit of a minefield. For plenty of folks, "celebration" may involve a level

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