A Consultant Psychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr Sunday Amosu, has warned that using alcohol as a coping mechanism for stress, frustration, or emotional distress often worsens underlying problems and pushes individuals toward addiction. PUNCH Healthwise reports that Nigerians’ cumulative spending on beer translated into the ₦ 1.54 trillion revenue…
You can get drunk even without taking a single drop of alcohol, scientists have established. They say that food ingested can produce alcohol right inside the body. The scientists who made this discovery say some people can get drunk without drinking because their gut bacteria produce alcohol from food. They have now identified the microbes…
The World Health Organisation has called on governments to significantly increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives. WHO warns that beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most of the world, helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer, and injury. “Health taxes have been shown to reduce…
The Kano Hisbah Board has intercepted a vehicle conveying assorted alcoholic beverages into the state from Lagos. Mujahideen Aminuddeen, Deputy Commander-General of the Board, confirmed the development on Tuesday. Aminuddeen said the operation followed intelligence reports indicating that the consignment was being transported from Lagos to Kano. He said: “Operatives of the Fagge patrol command…
Senior physicians have warned Nigerians against the common practice of regular intake of alcohol to stay warm during the rainy or cold season, describing it as potentially harmful. According to the experts, while alcohol may give a temporary feeling of warmth, the effect is misleading and can expose the body to serious health risks, especially…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has announced a ban on the consumption of alcohol within his palace and its surrounding premises. The monarch made the declaration on Saturday during a meeting with palace staff held to mark his 58th birthday. In a video shared by his Chief Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oba…
No fewer than 14 people have died and six others hospitalised after consuming toxic liquor overnight in northern India, police said on Tuesday. Maninder Singh, the senior police officer who revealed this, also said that seven people have been arrested on allegations that they supplied the toxic liquor. Mr Singh said that the arrested persons…
The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued a warning about the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk. In a new Surgeon General’s Advisory released on Friday, Dr. Murthy emphasised the dangers of alcohol use, describing it as a significant, preventable cause of cancer in the United States. “This advisory highlights alcohol…
