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…
Smashed: Breaking the Cycle of Alcohol Use Disorder, is a multi-award-winning mini-documentary produced by Mutant Films as part of the Telus Storyhive project. This film tells the story of Dr. Jeff Harries, a pioneering physician who transformed the way Alcohol…
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…
Director Michael Del Monte, following his Hot Docs Audience Award winner Transformer, presents a moving character study in His Name Is Ray. The film was inspired by a moment when Del Monte realized how easily he—and many others—ignored Ray during…
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…