We know South Africans drink too much - this is why
If you drink alcohol out of a container that’s above the average size, you’re eight times more likely to be a heavy drinker.
The finding, across all types of drink, is one of the most striking outcomes of new research that aimed to find out why South Africans drink so much more than adults elsewhere.
Other factors linked to heavy drinking are being single and doing most of your boozing in nightclubs, someone else’s home or a shebeen...
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