title: Alcoholism-its emergence in the black townships of South Africa.
abstract: Since 1962 alcoholic liquor has been freely available to all racial groups in South Africa. Now, nearly 20 years later, the problem of alcoholism is presenting as 'the hidden alcoholic' seen at the polyclinics of the Black hospitals. We discuss what we have found in this regard and what we are endeavouring to do about it.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment; D013019:South Africa; D014505:Urban Population; D014930:Women