Zambian youth and alcohol abuse
Well, most blogs have background stories, however this one doesn't. It is just an expression of my thoughts from personal experience and what I have seen in my surroundings. It doesn't take a long scroll through twitter to realise the extent to which alcohol is glorified by Zambian youth. At first glance, it is harmless banter, for likes and retweets maybe. It makes the handler look cool and classy, for others it is evidence of their strong financial position when they post themselves drinking the finest whiskeys or spending their time at the best places that Lusaka has to offer. However, amidst all the glamour and glitz, what I have come to learn is that there is a thin line between taking alcohol for recreational purposes and alcohol addiction. Alcoholism is a social ill that often times goes unnoticed because in part of how much the larger section of society has normalised it. Drinking is the most common theme amongst most social groups, whenever and wherever th...