‘I just drink to feel abnormal for some time’: Reconfiguring heavy drinking and intoxication as pleasurable

The sociocultural norms moderating alcohol consumption in Nigeria were more permissive for men than women in the traditional era. Alcohol use among young people was taboo, and intoxication among men who occupy drinking spaces was punished. In contemporary Nigeria, heavy drinking and the 'culture of intoxication' are reified features of some young people's leisure lives.Drawing on the intersections of pleasure and intoxication, this study...