The VICE crew hang out with the locals where they make and drink alcohol with them. “Uganda is the alcoholism capital of Africa. One favourite type of booze the locals make is called Waragi.” They discovered that people were going blind and dying from drinking a dangerous version of it that is cut with industrial chemicals.
This video by the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses “the pathway alcohol takes as it travels through your body.” It covers the various organs and tissues that interact with booze and how a hangover occurs, as well as how it can effect people differently. You’ll see real cadavers (body parts) and it’s really quite interesting.
In this insightful podcast, Dr. Andrew Huberman, a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine, discusses what alcohol does to your body, brain, and overall health. Over the course of two hours, Dr. Huberman provides a comprehensive and accessible discussion on how alcohol interacts with the body, offering both scientific insights and practical takeaways.
“Dr. Jeff Harries, the founder of the Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder Society, has been working to ensure that AUD be understand and treated as a medical condition.” He strongly believes that “people suffering from this disease should not be shamed or marginalized. His 20 years of experience in prescribing effective medications and spreading awareness of a more effective, compassionate approach has helped thousands of people to recover and heal.” Unfortunately, his work was derailed when he was diagnosed with ALS in 2018. He passed in 2021.
Calum Best, the son of football legend George Best, is not only known for his father's footballing greatness but also for growing up as the child of an alcoholic. In this raw and emotional BBC Children in Need special, Brought Up By Booze, Calum faces the painful reality of being raised by an alcoholic parent. Throughout the program, he meets some of the 1.3 million children living with parental alcoholism, sharing personal stories from his own childhood while connecting with others who understand his struggles.
HIS NAME IS RAY humanizes the growing fentanyl and homelessness crises, not through statistics or broad generalizations, but by focusing on the story of one man whose life has spiraled out of control. Ray once had everything—serving in the Coast Guard, being a father, a husband, a man with purpose. But his addiction stripped it all away.
In this gripping special with Sunday Night, an Australian TV program, former Sydney Swans player Daryn Cresswell opens up about his struggle with gambling addiction. Cresswell, who played for the Swans from 1992 to 2003, shares the harrowing details of how his addiction spiraled out of control and nearly destroyed his life. In 2010, his gambling debts led to him being convicted of bank fraud, resulting in a 10-month jail sentence.