The recent household drug use survey revealed that prescription drug abuse is a fast-emerging public health problem that has led to increasing poly-drug use amongst drug dependent persons. It is undermining all efforts to deepen socio-economic development and is associated with crime and lawlessness. Indeed, every year millions of young Nigerians ages between 10-25, are…

The festivities are over. But the over indulgence in food, alcohol and sedentary lifestyle often associated with the Yuletide usually leaves unpleasant outcomes. Most people add extra kilos, more fat around the weight region and in most cases potbelly. Previous studies indicate that the bad lifestyle associated with the season leaves some with higher blood…

The Yuletide is here again. It is period associated with over indulgence in alcohol, drugs, unhealthy diets, late nights and sleeplessness to mention but a few. Several studies have shown that many people add on extra kilogrammes and develop chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney problems, stroke among others after the celebrations.…

Research shows that losing weight can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. While best practice for weight loss often includes decreasing or eliminating calories from alcohol, few studies examine whether people who undergo weight loss treatment report changes in alcohol intake and whether alcohol influences their weight loss. A new study from the…

Controller is anything that controls you and directs your actions and reaction to circumstances. Whatever controls you has power over you and dominates you. There was this brother, whom the wife brought to me. Anytime he drinks, he falls into the gutter and sleeps there. He happens to be a Masters degree holder, yet could…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm on the rise in alcohol-related deaths globally. It said that alcoholics die through violence, injuries, mental health problems and diseases like cancer and stroke. According to WHO’s global status report on alcohol and health 2018 released at the weekend, more than three million people died as…

Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year -- more than AIDS, violence and road accidents combined, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday, adding that men are particularly at risk. The UN health agency's latest report on alcohol and health pointed out that alcohol causes more than one in 20 deaths globally each year,…

Harmful use of alcohol is responsible for the death of around 3 million people per year, according to a new report by the World Health Organization. The UN health agency’s latest report on alcohol and health pointed out that alcohol causes more than one in 20 deaths globally each year, including drink driving, alcohol-induced violence…

A total of 21 people, mostly foreign workers, have now died from drinking tainted alcohol in Malaysia, authorities said Wednesday as police made a series of arrests over the scandal.

When it comes to alcohol, a lot happens that you don’t know or probably don’t pay attention to. Research finds that the best approach to gaining weight is by reducing your meal and drink intake as well as exercising. Yet, speculations that reducing one's intake of alcohol helps in fat reduction especially since alcohol does…

Just two alcoholic drinks a month during pregnancy raises children's risk of having low Intelligence Quotients (IQs) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), new research suggests.

A new study has revealed more than we imagined about alcohol. The study, Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, published in medical journal The Lancet reveals that there is a link between alcohol and several deaths and diseases. With 2.8…