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27 Jun

Over 3000 Mental Cases Recorded In 2023 Due To Alcohol Use – Mental Health Authority

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The Mental Health Authority of Ghana has sounded the alarm on the growing trend of mental health disorders due to alcohol and psychoactive substance abuse. According to the authority’s latest report, a total of 3,765 cases of mental disorders related to alcohol use were recorded in 2023, with an additional 5,554 cases attributed to other psychoactive substance use. The report, released on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on Wednesday, June 26 highlighted a concerning 5-year trend of increasing mental health issues due to substance abuse. According to the authority, the data from the District Health Information…

27 Feb

VIDEO: “I Don’t Drink Alcohol”- President Akufo-Addo Boldly Declares To Nation

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“Everybody who knows me knows that I don't drink alcohol," President Akufo-Addo said on the floor of Parliament whilst delivering a State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The President had been served with a glass of water by a military officer and after gulping the content, he jokingly said to the house that it wasn’t alcohol. The comment drew loud laughter from the Members of Parliament. VIDEO below… https://youtu.be/yyN7q7pyoXc

19 Oct

Adele Reveals She Quit Drinking 3 1/2 Months Ago

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Adele, whose album 30 contained a song called “I Drink Wine,” is no longer imbibing any alcoholic beverages. The singer revealed over the weekend that she quit drinking months ago. “I stopped drinking quite a long time ago...I stopped drinking, when did I stop drinking? It feels like forever. Maybe like three and a half months ago,” she told the audience at her Las Vegas residency show in a video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It’s boring. I mean, oh my god, it’s boring. I was literally borderline alcoholic for quite a lot of my twenties, but I miss it so much. I cut out…

17 Apr

Sometimes I Fake It When I’m With Friends Who Smoke Or Take Alcohol – Epixode

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Ghanaian artiste Epixode has explained why he does not smoke or take alcohol. He told Kwame Dadzie in an interview on Joy Prime that contrary to the perception that people in the showbiz circles are drug addicts and live debauched lifestyles, he is an exception. According to him, he was brought up in a home which prohibited alcoholism, smoking or acts that could dent the image of the family. Asked how he feels when he is in the midst of his colleague musicians who are into such lifestyles, he said sometimes pretends to belong. “Sometimes I fake it. Sometimes I dey backstage…

15 Nov

FDA Dragged To Supreme Court Over ‘No Celebrities In Alcoholic Beverage Ads’ Directive

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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has barely two weeks to file its defense in a suit brought against it regarding portions of its guidelines. The FDA’s directives discourage the use of celebrities in the promotion of alcoholic beverages via any medium. This policy forms part of efforts to ensure that minors are protected from being lured into alcoholism. But this, according to the plaintiff, does not augur well for the entertainment industry and robs them of potential streams of income. In the writ issued on November 11, the plaintiff, Mark Darlington Osae said those areas of the FDA’s 2015…