Adolescent alcohol consumption is driven by several factors such as the availability of alcohol and social norms.
- Director, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Research Unit, SAMRC, South African Medical Research Council
South Africa faces high levels of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. The NHI is likely to battle to cope with treating large numbers of sick people.
Under pressure to create new markets, big alcohol producers are scouring the African continent in what promises to yield negative socioeconomic consequences.
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