Like any other problem, drunkenness should be addressed through education instead of prohibition which has proven time and time again to be ineffective., the writer saysReports that hospitals were admitting more patients in trauma units have put a damper on the euphoria generated by the lifting of the ban on alcohol sales, leading to unwarranted calls by the EFF for the reinstatement of the ban.
According to the CEO of Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, a day after the lifting of the ban, the hospital saw a spike of almost double the number of trauma patients compared to the day before. She said that the majority of the patients were drunk, adding that"we saw patients with stab wounds, gunshot wounds, and injuries from assaults".The CEO also expressed her apprehension, saying the hospital was going to face serious challenges going forward as a result of the unbanning of alcohol sales.
The SA Medical Association added its voice to the furore by affirming that the lifting of prohibition on alcohol sales would now place even more pressure on the healthcare system. Clearly, minister of police Bheki Cele must feel vindicated since he had expressed his desire for a permanent ban on alcohol.
It seems other adherents to this school of thought include Sowetan columnist Malaika Mahlatsi and editor Thembela Khamango. In her column,"Jokes aside, state of our nation's defined by booze", Mahlatsi laments the lifting of the ban, stating her fears were confirmed within hours of liquor stores opening with people queuing to buy alcohol.
If they just alter their minds quietly that's fine. Like GarethCliff some time back on radio, with his 'Phuza Thursday', many wax lyrically about their functional alcoholism. Drink without all the announcement. Avoid influencing youngsters who lack the capacity to know better.
Can Nathaniel Lee take a question! Why is dagga not legal?
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