There is no denying that South Africans have a questionable relationship with alcohol, as the Covid-19 lockdown period showed.
What’s more frightening is that children seem to be imitating what many adults in their lives are doing – using alcohol as a way to self-medicate.
“Many people turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism; as a quick fix to feel better or to numb the pain they feel, or a way to escape their problems,” warned the SA Depression and Anxiety Group’s Cassey Chambers as SADAG registered record numbers of calls from distressed people at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown.
