Drug addiction
Homeless drug users left vulnerable in COVID-19 lockdown - says expert
Drug expert Monique Marks said she has observed that in many cities across the country – except for Durban and Pretoria – it has become difficult for indigent...
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In Ethiopia, a rehab centre takes on khat addiction
While banned in many countries, chewing khat is commonplace in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa region. Many see it as a cultural activity rather than a societal problem.
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Julia Roberts hopes ‘Ben Is Back’ starts talks on drug addictions
Julia Roberts told Eyewitness News she doesn’t draw on her personal experience of being a mother when she plays one on screen as she does in ‘Ben Is Back’.
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Russell Brand celebrates 16 years of sobriety
The 43-year-old comic is proud to be celebrating 16 years without drugs and recalled how he reached a low point in his life.
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Rapper Bow Wow 'almost died' after becoming hooked on cough syrup
The 31-year-old rapper has begged his young fans to stay away from drugs in the wake of Mac Miller's death from a suspected overdose last week after he himself became addicted to Lean.
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Demi Lovato 'doing great' in rehab
The 'Stone Cold' hitmaker was admitted into hospital last month after a suspected heroin overdose.
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Singer Demi Lovato speaks out, says will keep fighting addiction
US pop singer Demi Lovato spoke out on Sunday about her battle with addiction.
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#TotalShutDown: 'It’s painful to see women & children suffer at hands of men'
Fatima Abrahams says while her organisation assists about 300 people per day, there are still too many children who are suffering at the hands of men.
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Jada Pinkett Smith: I knew my mom was a drug addict
The 46-year-old actor's mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones struggled with a heroin addiction for 20 years before overcoming her vices and getting sober 27 years ago.
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Heroin use increasing in Kenya’s coastal communities - report
The growing drug problem was also denting the image of a region better known as a tourist destination for its sun and beaches, according to a report.
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Westbury mother lives in fear of two drug addict sons
Pauletta Louw says she feels under attack in her home as her sons steal from her and one has even threatened her life.
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'It is very hard to come clean in this day and age'
As the world marks Substance Abuse Awareness Day, some patients say they are winning the fight against the disease.
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[VIDEO] Substance Abuse Awareness Day
June 26 is Substance Abuse Awareness Day. Former addicts and counsellors talk about their experiences with substance addiction.
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[WATCH] Rehab centre brings hope to drug-riddled Eldorado Park
Mayor Herman Mashaba opened a substance abuse treatment centre at Eldorado Park. Germaine Pienaar and Daleon Sooprayen have been clean for a few months and helped with the construction of the rehab centre.
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We lived in fear, says mom of dead drug-addict son
Myrtle Abrahams says outside her Tafelsig home, everybody loved her son Clinton Abrahams but inside, he terrorised his family while under the influence of drugs.
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Mitchells Plain father in court after son stabbed to death
Sedick Abrahams allegedly stabbed his 28-year-old son Clinton to death in self-defence during an argument.
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Learners in WC told to stay in school, away from unhealthy habits
The Sanlam Blue Ladder Schools project assists schools in disadvantaged communities to improve their mathematics and science.
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Demi Lovato grateful to be alive
The 25-year-old singer is celebrating five years of sobriety this year.
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[LISTEN] Three personal accounts of overcoming drug addiction
Three recovering drug addicts open up about the ups & downs of recovery and fighting the disease of drug addiction.
