Browsing Tag: Alcohol

At what point does drinking alcohol on occasion, lead to the occasion becoming an excuse to drink, due to alcohol dependency?

“…her eyes glazed and vacant with the habit accumulated through her short life, of suffering without hope or end. This bleak account is sadly, the case for many Sikh Punjabis who suffer from addiction..."

True that we would like NOT to see a Sikh reading the Guru Granth sahib with a glass of wine in his hand but that still leaves a distinct issue here that deserves to be addressed. These are individual infractions that should be managed at the local level by the local sangat at the local neighborhood gurduara.

A national study by a University of Iowa-led team has found that adolescents who get their first drink from a friend are more likely to drink sooner in life, which past studies show makes them more prone to abusing alcohol when they get older.

“We now have the first evidence from living human volunteers that acetaldehyde formed after alcohol consumption damages DNA dramatically,” Balbo said.

I guess the only person one can influence is oneself and their children. And sometimes not even that. I am thankful for the grace my son and I have received and will to not turn our faces away from our Guru for the glitter that shines and sparkles all around us,...

Where are songs about the girls that used to dance with duppatas of silk instead of with glasses of vodka? There used to be a time when Punjabi songs were about the beauty of Punjab and our rich culture.

They were young males on the make, and they struck out not once, not twice, but a dozen times with a group of attractive females hovering nearby. So they did what so many men do after being repeatedly rejected: they got drunk, using alcohol as a balm for unfulfilled desire.

Satkaar Campaign Sevadaars are pleased to inform the UK Sikh Sangat that Sri Akal Takhat Sahib has issued a further Aadesh (edict) which re-confirms that no anti Gurmat activities such as parties with meat and alcohol are permitted on any Gurdwara owned or related property.

Addiction treatment centers see yoga as a technique for improving clients’ coping skills...

There is growing concern in India about the rapid rise in drug addiction cases in Punjab, one of the country's wealthiest states. The main university in the region has claimed that 70% of young Punjabi men are hooked on drugs or alcohol.

THE 25 crore man stepped in like a thief, eyes wary, searching for a sign that he must run. Jagbeer Singh. Farmer. Bus conductor. Father. Heroin smuggler. Jailbird. Nobody.

It is my appeal to the Khalsa Satsangat, that this ritual should stop... Our Guru has never instructed us to use any form of these impure products other than having a clean bathed body and "Succhai Hath" (clean and pure hands) before we recite Bani.

Southall Sikhs concerned over the amount of alcohol consumed by the Sikh community.

A charity wants to crack down on binge drinking at Asian weddings with a 'name and shame' scheme.

The percentage of women who binge drink has doubled since the 1990s, research has found.

I have never in my entire life drank a sip of alcohol, taken drugs, or any other form of intoxication. Truly without a doubt, I have never had a yearning for it.

Some people ask where is it written in Gurbani that meat and sharaab (alcohol) are forbidden?