Mine is not a story about sadness, in fact, it is hilarious and hopefully short. I don’t want to tell you long tales. Ok, so my friend, Timmy and I lived together in a three-bedroom apartment in Ikeja off Toyin…
Man tries to hide alcohol on breath with body spray (DunyaNews)
Authorities in South Carolina say a man sprayed Axe body spray in his mouth to cover the smell of alcohol as deputies approached during a traffic stop. The State newspaper reports that Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies stopped 49-year-old Efren Mencia-Ramirez…
I love parties, but shayo na bastard – Peju Akande
I love parties. Must either be the Lagos in me or my Yoruba-ness. Either way, I enjoy the loud and boisterous atmosphere; everyone dressed up to the nines; old friends meeting again, long lost cousins re-uniting, families coming together to…
Alcohol and Cigarettes – Which is more harmful? Read… (Curiosity)
Addiction is no joke. Though we’ve all joked about being addicted to “Stranger Things” or pumpkin spice or, obviously, the wonderful Curiosity app, those things aren’t out to ruin anyone’s lives. Entering the realm of the world’s most addictive substances…
Teenage woman dies at Sydney music festival FOMO (News)
The last moments of a teenage girl who died from a suspected drug overdose at a Sydney music festival have been revealed. Alex Ross-King, 19, died in hospital after attending the FOMO music festival in Parramatta. She had been dancing…
Alcohol drinkers are liable to die young -study (Time)
Decades-old advice about alcohol has recently come under fire, with two recent studies suggesting that even a moderate drinking habit may raise the risk of early death. The latest study, published Wednesday in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research,…
How to deal with your World Cup Hangover in 5 easy steps (Huffpost)
It’s the morning after the night before, you’ve got the lyrics to Vindaloo stuck in your head and you are totally convinced you want to marry Gareth Southgate. Football might be coming home, but it is not going to be…
Bachelor’s Eve parties are for sinners – Dami Ajayi
It was a Thursday Night pretending to be a Friday Night. Why? Friday was a public holiday. You guessed right and there is just one standard Friday public holiday in the first quarter of the year. Good Friday? Yes, good. So…
Bringing Strategy and Planning to Nigeria’s Codeine Crisis Response – Nkem Akinsoto
Running an organization like SI4DEV which promotes research and evidence, I had been hearing from our partners who mostly operate at the grassroots about a type of substance abuse that many people in Nigeria were unaware of at the time:…
