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Alcohol Abuse

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Analysis
/ 10 December 2010

Liquor Act serves largely the poor and not vested interests

South African drinkers consume on average 17 litres of pure alcohol a year, placing them among the heaviest drinkers in the world.

By Joanne Corrigall
Alcohol abuse plagues schools
Article
/ 29 November 2010

Alcohol abuse plagues schools

The Soul City Phuza Wize Drink Safe Live Safe campaign has come up with a new way to make schools alcohol-free.

By Savera Kalideen
De Lille slams alcohol advertising
Article
/ 26 November 2010

De Lille slams alcohol advertising

Liquor advertising ought to be banned, Western Cape social development minister Patricia de Lille said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2010

Brutal legacy of terrible twins

Around the world and across all cultures, drinking and interpersonal violence are inevitably linked.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2010

Cheers to safer drinking

New campaign targets alcohol-related violence and wants alcohol-free zones near places of learning.

By Staff Reporter
Buddyz walk the cork
Article
/ 13 October 2010

Buddyz walk the cork

Popular TV series shows how schools can be made alcohol-free zones.

By Teacher Reporter
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Article
/ 25 February 2010

A bottle of pills to kick the bottle

Does this sound like anyone you know? Darryl is 35, has a job, a stable home and good marriage, and enjoys a few beers in front of the TV most nights.

By Kate Kelland
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Article
/ 9 October 2008

SAB rattles sabre over Cape liquor Bill

Western Cape legislators should stand firm in the face of opposition by ”vested interests” to legislation that will crack down on shebeens.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 September 2008

Death between friends

Researchers find that ‘acquaintance murder’ tops the list of forms of killing in the country and should be prioritised, writes Sello S Alcock.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 August 2008

Back from the brink

A British drag artist talks to Hilary Whitney about how decades of drink and drugs led to a near death experience.

By Hilary Whitney
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Article
/ 1 August 2008

Botswana hikes drink prices to curb alcoholism

Botswana’s government will next month raise alcohol prices by 70% in a bid to curb alcoholism, the office of President Ian Khama said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 June 2008

What the youth want

Matuma Letsoalo, Mandy Rossouw and Sello S Alcock look at key policy recommendations to be discussed by the ANC Youth League.

By Matuma Letsoala, Mandy Rossouw and Sello S Alcock
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Article
/ 26 June 2008

Pilots in India often fail alcohol tests

About 50 pilots each year in India are being grounded because they had consumed alcohol before taking a flight, civil aviation authorities said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 March 2008

A nip to numb the pain

Clinical psychologist Dr Lou-Marie Kruger says South Africans drink to self-medicate.

By Staff Reporter and Pearlie Joubert Author
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Article
/ 13 March 2008

When alcohol abuse becomes child abuse

"About half the pupils in my class suffer in some way or another from the effects of alcohol abuse by their parents and people around them."

By Staff Reporter
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