Study confirms binge-drinking problem

It shows that that 54.1 percent of males and 51.8 percent of females have had more than the recommended amount of alcohol in one week. A non-communicable diseases officer at the ministry, Helus Medhin told Mmegi that the recommended standard drink is 10 grams of pure alcohol in a day. This is equivalent to one glass of wine, a bottle or can of beer or a tot of hard stuff in a day.

He said that the recommended amount for women is not more than four glasses of wine in a week while men should not take more than five glasses of wine or beer in a week. He said that a person who takes alcohol the whole week is categorised as a hazardous or harmful drinker. He stated that the survey population was 4,000 people of which 72.6 percent did not drink.