How Not To Spill Your Guts

How Not To Spill Your Guts

Every new year’s eve, you see colourful explosions. They’re 
usually a few hundred metres up in the air and elicit oohs and aahs. But if you’re unlucky, they can also erupt in the toilet and prompt prayers for a quick death. Summer is the season for braais, pool...
Shebeens Linked To Alcohol Use Disorder

Shebeens Linked To Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol use disorder, commonly known as alcoholism, has been strongly linked to South African shebeens with two thirds of respondents meting the criteria for alcoholism. “Of the men who met criteria for an alcohol use disorder nearly one-third were classified as...
How To Cut Off A Drunk Friend

How To Cut Off A Drunk Friend

There’s no easy way to talk to someone who’s intoxicated, says Dr Brian Borsari, an associate professor at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. “But you may still be able to guide your drunk friend toward choices that are less risky, so make...