Residents say that alcohol is a serious problem in the community of Snake Park

Bongani Dladla

The irresponsible use of alcohol is a serious issue worldwide and alcohol must be used
during celebration moments like birthdays weddings, and special occasions because
nowadays people celebrate every day and some people consume alcohol more than they
consume water.

Nowadays people use alcohol as a solution to every problem and alcohol has seriously
affected the community of Snake Park as it’s for sale to a person who is under 18 and this is
very bad for the community as it can lead to dropping out of school and lead to crime and
teenage pregnancy and also increases unemployment this issue also affects the schools as
it can affect the matriculants passing rate and drop-out.

Alcohol and alcoholism can lead to serious organ damage and memory problems.
Sometimes people drink because they feel that they must try to forget or escape from their
lives and forget their troubles or drown their sorrows.

The owner of the tavern who decided to remain anonymous said in the past he was able to
keep underage children away from his Tavern but this would not work today because
nobody can spend as much on alcohol as school kids.

He also said that he did try to convince his everyday customers as they were getting in
heavy debt that they should try to reduce the way they drink alcohol and that truly cost his
business because some of the customers started being distant and they moved to other
liquor stores and that caused him to lose costumers because he was trying to convince them
about the danger of alcohol.
Alcoholism and alcohol abuse affects the community of Snake Park as a whole some lost
their jobs because of alcohol.