For Big Drinkers, Talking About STDs May Be a Wash | Health
887 views · Published 29 July 2008 · 2:17 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Health · 2008 · Science & Technology
Sex therapist and psychotherapist Sari Cooper, CSW, finds many of her patients on the dating scene are drinking a lot—in some cases because they have an STD and they're uncomfortable discussing it. Or else they're depressed and self-medicating. She says that kind of behavior gets in the way of clear communication and safe decision-making about sex issues, including STDs.
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