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COVID-19 and the related alcohol sales bans in South Africa in 2020\u201321 brought the impact of alcohol on trauma presenting to health facilities into sharp focus and highlighted the absence of practical, cost-effective, and accurate alcohol diagnostic tools in emergency rooms This qualitative study aims to identify valuable alcohol-related information for stakeholders to inform a validation study of alcohol diagnostics for injury-related trauma. We conducted five virtual focus group discussions (FGDs) with four groups of stakeholders: clinicians (n\u2009=\u20099), academics (n\u2009=\u20094), hospital and other operational staff (n\u2009=\u20096), and policymakers (n\u2009=\u20094). FGDs were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Coding and thematic analyses were conducted using NVivo version 12. Results highlighted the belief that alcohol places a burden on the healthcare system and plays a significant role in injury causation and mortality. 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